Ancient Athens was sacked four times, starting with the Persian invasion in 480 BC and ending with the Visigoth destruction ...

When Pisistratus became tyrant of Athens in 547 BC it marked a ... power was overshadowed by many of the other city-states of Greece. During the long period of his rule, Pisistratus sought to ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states ... a city could only hope to do so for a short time as a 'tyrant' rather than a king.