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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEISTHENES

Cleisthenes  [ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEISTHENES

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Cleisthenes is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLEISTHENES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cleisthenes

Cleisthenes

Cleisthenes was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." He was the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon, as the younger son of the latter's daughter Agariste and her husband Megacles. Also, he was credited with increasing the power of the Athenian citizens’ assembly and for reducing the power of the nobility over Athenian politics.

Definition of Cleisthenes in the English dictionary

The definition of Cleisthenes in the dictionary is 6th century bc, Athenian statesman: democratized the political structure of Athens.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEISTHENES


Aeschines
ˈiːskəˌniːz
Anaximenes
ˌænækˈsɪməˌniːz
antichthones
ænˈtɪkθəˌniːz
Antisthenes
ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz
Aristophanes
ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz
Clisthenes
ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz
Demosthenes
dɪˈmɒsθəˌniːz
Diogenes
daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz
Eratosthenes
ˌɛrəˈtɒsθɪˌniːz
ferromanganese
ˌfɛrəʊˈmæŋɡəˌniːz
flamines
ˈflæmɪˌniːz
hippomanes
hɪˈpɒməˌniːz
Hippomenes
hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz
knock-knees
ˈnɒkˌniːz
manganese
ˈmæŋɡəˌniːz
pectines
ˈpektɪˌniːz
teredines
tɛˈriːdɪˌniːz
testudines
tɛˈstjuːdɪˌniːz
vertigines
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz
Xenophanes
zɛˈnɒfəˌniːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEISTHENES

Cleethorpes
cleeve
clef
cleft
cleft lip
cleft palate
cleg
Clegg
Cleggmania
cleidoic egg
cleik
cleistogamic
cleistogamous
cleistogamously
cleistogamy
cleithral
Cleland
clem
clematis
Clemenceau

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEISTHENES

achimenes
Agnes
Barnes
behind the scenes
bones
Cannes
Grenadines
headlines
headphones
iTunes
johannes
Jones
lenes
lines
Menes
penes
Philippines
Stones
the Grenadines
Ximenes

Synonyms and antonyms of Cleisthenes in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Cleisthenes» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

克利斯提尼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Clístenes
570 millions of speakers

English

Cleisthenes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Cleisthenes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كليسثينز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Клисфен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Clístenes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cleisthenes
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Clisthène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cleisthenes
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kleisthenes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クレイステネス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Cleisthenes
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleisthenes
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Cleisthenes
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Cleisthenes
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लिशिथेनेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kleistenes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Clistene
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cleisthenes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Клисфен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cleisthenes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ο Κλεισθένης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kleisthenes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kleisthenes
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Kleisthenes
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cleisthenes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTHENES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEISTHENES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Cleisthenes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEISTHENES»

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Cleisthenes: Founder of Athenian Democracy
Biography of the Athenian politician whose reforms provided ordinary citizens with more equal say in the state formerly run only by the upper class.
Sarah Parton, 2004
2
Athens from Cleisthenes to Pericles
Athens's strength under Pericles was the result of a complex interaction of events from the time of Cleisthenes.
Charles William Fornara, Loren J. Samons (II.), 1991
3
A Dictionary of the Ancient Greek World
Cleisthenes (1) Athenian statesman of the late 500s B.C., usually considered to be the father of Athenian DEMOCRACY. Cleisthenes began his career as a privileged aristocrat in a political arena of TYRANTS and aristocrats; but, whether  ...
David Sacks, Oswyn Murray, 1995
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece
Athenian political leader The clan of the Alcmaeonidae, to which Cleisthenes belonged, had been prominent in the old "Eupatrid" pre-Solonian aristocracy of Athens. One of its members, Megacles, was chief archon around c.630 BC when  ...
Nigel Guy Wilson, 2006
5
The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography
570 B.C.; place unknown Died: After 510 B.C.; place unknown Areas of Achievement: Government and law Contribution: The famous lawgiver and reformer Cleisthenes was the real architect of Athenian democracy. His statesmanship created ...
Frank N. Magill, 2003
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The Cambridge Companion to Archaic Greece
He was therefore persuaded to lay down the tyranny; thereupon Cleisthenes became tyrant. This story will be bear little weight; all the same it does posit that their position obligated the tyrants of Sicyon (one of whom, incidentally, it calls ...
H. A. Shapiro, 2007
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Athenian Democracy
Two are familiar topoi [conventional themes] of Cleisthenes scholarship; the third is not. The first peculiarity is that Cleisthenes, an Areopagite and a leading member of a fine old family, was willing in the first place to turn to the demos - the  ...
Peter John Rhodes, 2004
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City-state Civism in Ancient Athens: Its Real and Ideal ...
Six The Democratic Reforms of Cleisthenes Thus the people obtained control of affairs, and Cleisthenes became leader and champion of the people. — Aristotle Cleisthenes (c. 570 - 508 BCE?), the son of Megacles and Agariste, along with ...
Thomas L. Dynneson, 2008
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The Athenian Revolution: Essays on Ancient Greek Democracy ...
A. de Selincourt's Penguin translation is typical: "Cleisthenes . . . took the people into his party." But we need not give the middle form prosetairizetai quite such a clearly active force, nor need we imagine it as describing an event that occured in  ...
Josiah Ober, 1996
10
HSC Ancient History
Cleisthenes, by popular support, was recalled. TM Out of that struggle Athens emerged independent of Sparta and was prepared for renewed political reform. Cleisthenes carried out political reforms. • His program had two aims: i. to secure his ...
Peter Roberts, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEISTHENES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cleisthenes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Interview Exclusive: Syriza and the capitalism-democracy breakup …
... a neat and powerful historical circularity, that the departure of European capitalism from democracy is taking place in the land of Cleisthenes. «Shout Out UK, Jul 15»
2
Greece's bizarre referendum
Cleisthenes, the father of Athenian democracy, must be rolling in his grave at the spectacle of Greece's referendum this Sunday on whether or ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
Opinion: Debt, democracy and ancient wisdom in Greece
The common Athenians promptly overthrew Isagoras in an armed rebellion. When Cleisthenes, another Athenian aristocrat, was called to rule, ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Pulse of the Peninsula: Offering Greece a financial lifeline
To rally the Athenians to fight for their independence, Cleisthenes promised democratic rights to the masses. And thus was democracy born. «The Island Now, May 15»
5
Humans are doing democracy wrong. Bees are doing it right
... long before we understood geometry, they seem to have discovered democracy when the ancestors of Cleisthenes were swinging from trees. «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
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Relax, This Is Just A Mini Supernova
Cleisthenes. ProfileFollowUnfollow. CleisthenesMiskatonic. 3/19/15 1:16am. Edit; Delete; Invite manually; Follow cleisthenes; Unfollow ... «Gizmodo, Mar 15»
7
Theatre: the nation's debating chamber
After the reforms of Cleisthenes in 508, it was a radically democratic city. Free men, a quorum of 6,000, were entitled to vote on detailed matters ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
Solon To Iceland To Greece: Adventures In Democracy
... and his democratic experiment built upon and extended by two notable leaders, Pisistratus and Cleisthenes. Within a century the process of ... «CounterCurrents.org, Feb 15»
9
Cleisthenes, meet Ares
February marks the 10th anniversary of the Second Intifada's conclusion. Since then, Israel has held three elections for its parliament, the ... «Executive, Jan 15»
10
How do we go about saving democracy?
To understand modern democracy, it is necessary first to forget about the ancient Greeks. Pericles, Cleisthenes and all the rest of them may ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

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