Hippias (Ancient Greek: Ἱππίας, romanized: Hippías; c. 570 BC – 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC. He was one of the Peisistratids, a group of tyrants from the …

Hippias of Elis (/ ˈhɪpiəs /; Greek: Ἱππίας ὁ Ἠλεῖος; late 5th century BC) was a Greek sophist, and a contemporary of Socrates. With an assurance characteristic of the later sophists, he claimed …

Hippias (died 490 bc) was the tyrant of Athens from 528/527 to 510 bc. He was a patron of poets and craftsmen, and under his rule Athens prospered. After the assassination of his brother …

Hippias (1), tyrant (see tyranny) of Athens 527–510 bce, son and successor of Pisistratus, in close association with his brother Hipparchus(1) (Thucydides(2) 's insistence on constitutional …

His character as a sophist, his vanity, and his boastful arrogance, are well described in two dialogues of Plato, the Ἱππίας μείζων and the Ἱππίας ἐλάττων (Hippias major and Hippias minor).

Hippias is one of the tyrants of Ancient Greece who came into power in Athens. His predecessor, Peisistratus, was also a tyrant. Here’s more information about Hippias: It is important not to …

Hippias: I am too busy, Socrates. For whenever Elis needs to have any business transacted with any of the states, she always comes to me first of her citizens and chooses me as envoy, …

Feb 17, 2024 · Hippias of Elis (circa 470 BCE, Elis in the Peloponnese — after 399 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher-sophist and mathematician, a contemporary of Socrates. He was …

Hippias (Greek: Ἱππίας): tyrant of Athens (r.528/527-510 BCE). The temple of Zeus (finished in the Roman age); in the distance the Acropolis. Hippias was the eldest son of Pisistratus, the …

Hippias of Athens (Greek: Ἱππίας ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) lived in Athens in the 6th century BC. He was one of the sons of Peisistratus, the ruler of Athens. Hippias succeeded Peisistratus in 527 BC. and …