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Critias

Critias (/ˈkrɪtiəs/; Ancient Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. He is known today for being a student of Socrates, a writer of some regard, and for becoming the leader of the Thirty Tyrants, who ruled Athens for several months after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War in 404/403.

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Known for
Leading member of the Thirty Tyrants
Born
460 BC Athens
Died
403 BC (aged 55–56) Piraeus

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related to General references · 54
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related to Early life · 26
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related to Tyranny of the Thirty · 19
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related to The Four Hundred · 16
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related to Mutilation of the Hermes · 13
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related to External links · 12
Critias → Ancient Greek, Bradley, Dowden, Excerpt, Fieser, Greek, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, OCLC, Philosophy, Sisyphus
related to Ancestry · 10
Critias → Athens, BCE, Both, Davies' Athenian Propertied Families, Dropides, Dropides II, He, Solon, The, Without
related to In popular culture · 8
Critias → Alessandro Barbero's, Athens, Le Ateniesi, Likewise, Mary Renault's, Peloponnesian War, The Last, Wine
related to Legacy · 7
Critias → Alcibiades, His, Lives, Philostratus, Sophists, Thirty, Xenophon
related to Student of Socrates · 6
Critias → Athens, He, Plato, Socrates, The, Though

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