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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