Pisistratidae

American  

[pahy-suh-strat-i-dee, pis-uh-] / ˌpaɪ səˈstræt ɪˌdi, ˌpɪs ə- /

plural noun

1. Hippias and Hipparchus, the sons of Pisistratus.

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Example Sentences

This was in the same fateful year 510 that witnessed the expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome and the Pisistratidae from Athens.

From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman

After Solon came the dominion of the Pisistratidae, which lasted from about 560 to 510 B.C.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch

Indeed, I doubt the original existence of the 'Iliad' as one poem; it seems more probable that it was put together about the time of the Pisistratidae.

From Literary Remains, Volume 1 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

In an Egyptian papyrus containing a fragment of Julius Africanus, a Christian chronologer, Mr. Allen finds him talking confidently of the Pisistratidae.

From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew

Lastly, a clause was annexed, that "all the decrees, formerly passed against the Pisistratidae, should be in full force against Philip."

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus