Aristogeiton

Family: Athenian · Role: one of the murderers of Hipparchos · First appears: Book 5 · §52–62

Life events

Aristogeiton and Harmodios killed Hipparchos.(Book 5 · §52–62)
- With: Harmodios Hipparchos
- “when Hipparchos the son of Peisistratos and brother of the despot Hippias, after seeing a vision of a dream which signified it to him plainly, had been slain by Aristogeiton and Harmodios”
Harmodios and Aristogeiton killed Hipparchos.(Book 6 · §116–125 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Harmodios Hipparchos
- “for these my slaying Hipparchos exasperated the rest of the family of Peisistratos, and did not at all cause the others to cease from their despotism;”

with Hipparchos (Aristogeiton was one of the men who killed Hipparchos.) “When Hipparchos the son of Peisistratos and brother of the despot Hippias, after seeing a vision of a dream which signified it to him plainly, had been slain by Aristogeiton and Harmodios, who were originally by descent Gephyraians, the Athenians continued for four years after this to be despotically governed no less than formerly,--nay, even more.”

with Hipparchos (Aristogeiton is included among the pair referred to as having slain Hipparchos.) “for these my slaying Hipparchos exasperated the rest of the family of Peisistratos, and did not at all cause the others to cease from their despotism”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.