About Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes was a Greek politician.
Cleisthenes ( ; ), also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes, was a prominent Athenian delegate (theoros) during the Peloponnesian War (431 BC). The comedian Aristophanes used him frequently as the butt of jokes and as a character in his plays, ridiculing him for being effeminate and/or passive homosexual (kinaidos). He is notably mentioned in The Frogs, The Clouds, Lysistrata, and Thesmophoriazusae.
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Who was Cleisthenes?
Athenian delegate during the Peloponnesian War
What was Cleisthenes's occupation?
Cleisthenes was a politician.
What nationality was Cleisthenes?
Cleisthenes was Greek.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Cleisthenes (son of Sibyrtius)
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