Cypselus (or Kypselos) (in Greek, Κύψελος) was the first tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BCE. With increased wealth and more complicated trade relations and social structures, Greek city-states tended to overthrow their traditional hereditary priest-kings; Corinth, the richest archaic polis, led the way. Like the signori of late mediev...
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(from the article `ancient Greek civilization`) ...when oligarchies disagree internally, and this analysis makes good sense in the Corinthian context. The evidence of an inscribed Athenian archon ...
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(lived 7th century BC) Greek ruler, the first tyrant of Corinth, about 657-627 BC. He confiscated and redistributed the lands of the nobles, imposed a tithe on revenue and possibly struck...
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Cypselus is a genus of birds, the type of the family Cypselidae, including the swifts and their congeners. One peculiarity in this family is that the hind toe is turned forward along with the three anterior toes.
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