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Assess the achievements of the Peisistratid Tyranny."' Only 34 years after Solon had formulated his code of law in Athens Peisistratus, in 561BC, set himself outside of the constitution and became tyrant. During the period of the Peisistratid tyranny the city of Athens flourished. Economically the city was prosperous, it also gained prestige from the newly built civic and religious buildings. Abroad their policies were successful which in turn helped commercially advance Athens by allowing new trade routes to be opened up. Most importantly further steps were taken by Peisistratus that helped politically curb the Aristocracy's power. This essay will assess these achievements of the Peisistratid tyranny with the aim of showing the effects they had on Athens. It took Peisistratus three attempts to establish himself firmly as a tyrant leader of Athens. The core of his support came from the agricultural poor, however it has also been claimed that he drew...

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