PLOT GARMODIYA AND AGAINST ARISTOGITONA HIPPARCOS AND GIPPIYA

Greece, Athens. 514 years BC

After his death in the year 527 BC legendary tyrant Pisistrata heirs to the throne of Athens, were his sons - Gippy senior, middle and junior Fessal Hipparcos. According to Fessal remained in the shadow of his older brothers, refused to tyranny, and that the desired equality of citizens earned their respect. Hipparcos was committed harmless, although the extravagant passion for love and poetry, it was for his invitation to Athens and arrived Anakreont Simonid. And Gippy only promised to be a wise ruler - for thirteen years, has continued the policy of his father.

These tyrants, Thucydides reports showed diligence and prudence, they require only a twentieth of their income, provided their policy in order bring the war to end, and sacrificed in the temples. Gippy maintained in the discipline of their troops, and although it caused fear among the citizens, but on the other hand, it could appeal to everyone. Aristotle even calls it reasonable to state the nature of her husband.

As often happens, the children have gone far from the simple lifestyle of his father, who exalted through their own talents. Brother is not without reason attributed to the luxurious feasts and processions, costly breeding of horses, etc.

On the contrary, in the foreign policies they followed in the footsteps of Pisistrata, that is, by and large, to preserve peace.

The power of tyrants the Athenians gave everything except freedom. The thirst for freedom has led to discontent and several plots against the brothers. By 520-514 years Kedona a true conspiracy against the tyrants. The plot failed, although Kedona a range of loyal supporters who have long offered his praise for the feasts. The second attempt to overthrow tyranny, perhaps, also to 514 years, have banished from Athens Alkmeonidy, who settled in Lipsidrione Parnassian in the mountains, where they became adherents flock from the city.

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But in some battles, they were expelled from their camps and were forced, at this time, finally, to leave the country. The third plot had partial success: the 514-year Panafineyskih games Hipparcos was killed Garmodiem and Aristogitonom.

Aristogiton - middle-aged man - won the love of a young Garmodiya, who was then, according to Thucydides, "in the prime of young beauty. " But the lad was looking for love and Hipparcos. Garmody did not answer him reciprocate, and the tyrant seriously assaulted his sister. Then, Garmody, together with his friend Aristogitonom conspired to avenge tyrant during Panafineyskogo march.

Conspirators decided to kill at the same time Gippiya and thus overthrow the tyranny. Garmody and Aristogiton wanted to give a signal for a general uprising, as Panafineyskie festivals citizens being armed and, therefore, were willing to speak. However, Aristotle on the basis of their historical research belies the fact that citizens in the process have been armed. On the factual point of view, the story deserves more confidence than too biased message Thucydides. If you follow him, the case took place at the Acropolis, where the conspirators watched Gippiem, who was going to take a festive procession, while the Hipparcos Leokorione build participants in games, to lead them to the fortress.

When one of the conspirators talked friendly with Gippiem, others have decided that they were betrayed. In order to have something to commit before being arrested, they rushed down the mountain. Garmody and Aristogiton met Hipparcos another Leokoriona and there zakololi. But at the same place Garmodiya bodyguards killed tyrants, Aristogiton also tried to escape but was captured shortly after the interrogation under torture killed.

Tradition says that Leena courtesan, mistress Garmodiya, bravely died under torture, is not issuing any of the surviving conspirators.

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According to Greek tradition, it was nip own language and vyplyunula it to their tormentors, enabling them to understand that will not respond to their questions.

Although come down to us as (drinking song) is already up to 500 years, Garmody and Aristogiton hailed as "tyrannicide" who gathered to Athens izonomiyu (equality), this is totally untrue. Thucydides already made against the glorification of that in the V century became canonical. He pointed out that the tyrant, indeed, was Gippy, survivor, and that tyranny eliminated only lakedemonyane. What is celebrated as a feat of two friends, it was only the intention, the more that have attempted to push personal circumstances.

Not only Thucydides and Aristotle agree that Gippy also had to be killed - his reaction to the show the whole, he believed that political assassination, and its goal - the overthrow of tyranny in Athens. Many were allegedly or actually involved in the conspiracy, he ordered the executions, and suspicious of unreliable or simply cast out of Attica. After attempts to overthrow the tyranny Kedonom and expelled Alkmeonidami, he felt that it was time to move away from the soft policies and impose regime of repression, espionage and terror. As the tightening dictatorship grumble about freedom (becoming louder and Garmody and Aristogiton etched in the popular imagination of the martyrs of freedom.

Gippy was deposed during the archon Garpaktida (511/510 gg. ) That the Athenians had for a long time freedom. Shortly after the expulsion Gippiya to the Acropolis was the pillar on which were written the names of those members of the house - first and foremost, of course, Gippiya and his five children, who were condemned to outlawry and confiscation of their property. In addition, the descendants of Pisistrata excluded from all amnesties during the V century.

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Garmody and Aristogiton, which glorified the famous feat of how, shortly after the overthrow of Gippiya and subsequently unusually esteemed as tyrannicide and the founders of free states. In the agora was cast in bronze sculptural group "tyrannicide" - a work of Antenor, who, after taking in Athens in 480 was apparently stolen Xerxes. However, two friends had already emerged as a symbol of freedom attic policy that, shortly after the Battle of Crete and Nespot Plateae created a new sculptural group. "Truly a great light went up to afinyan when Aristogiton and Garmody killed Hipparcos" - reads the inscription at the foot of the monument. Their tomb was shown later on the way to the grove the Academy, but is not related to the Tomb of the public, and despite all the respect that they used, their cult heroes as there was in the days of Alexander the Great, who sent back the creation of Antenor from the rod drive, or at when ordered to do so.

Actually it should be noted that several honors, such as the prohibition referred to as slaves or the names of tyrannicide set next to sculptures of other sculpture, created many years after their deeds. However, the descendants of "liberators" free for life to continue to feed in pritaneyah. They were also exempted from taxes and can borrow the best places in the competitions. Up until the Roman period, the Athenians saw the killers in the Hipparcos embodiment of freedom and nurtured hatred of tyrants, which was an integral part of the spirit of the policy, not only in the classical era. Even the "liberation" of Athens from the despotism Aristiona Sulloy (86 year) was glorified coinage with the image of the monument tyrannicide.