Question
One ruler with this title was assassinated by the lovers Harmodius and Aristogeiton. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this title held by Hipparchus and Hippias, the sons of Pisistratus. A group of oligarchic rulers known by this title forcibly attained power through a peace treaty that forced one city to destroy the Long Walls.
ANSWER: tyrants [or tyrannos; accept tyrants of Athens or Thirty Tyrants]
[10e] In a parable about the peril of power, the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse offers the courtier Damocles his throne on the condition that one of these weapons must constantly hang on a thread above his head.
ANSWER: swords [accept Sword of Damocles]
[10h] One of the first Greek tyrants, Cypselus (“SIP-suh-luss”), took power in this city after overthrowing this city’s ancient Bacchiadae ruling family, who claimed descent from Heracles.
ANSWER: Corinth [or Kórinthos]
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Summary
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 15.71 | 100% | 43% | 14% |
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 22.22 | 100% | 78% | 44% |
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 9 | 18.89 | 89% | 78% | 22% |
2024 ACF Winter at Online | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 18.57 | 100% | 43% | 43% |
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida | 2024-11-16 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 75% | 75% | 25% |
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford | 2024-11-16 | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 75% | 38% |
Data
Missouri | Iowa | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Central Oklahoma | Mississippi State | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Vassar A | Texas A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Vassar B | Texas D | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
WUSTL A | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Oregon State | McGill E | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Texas C | Colorado College | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |