# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cleisthenes-of-sicyon
# Generated: 2026-08-16T10:07:58.422Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cleisthenes-of-sicyon"
name: "Cleisthenes of Sicyon"
slug: "cleisthenes-of-sicyon"
description: "Cleisthenes was the tyrant of Sicyon from c. 600–560 BC, who aided in the First Sacred War against Kirrha that destroyed that city in 595 BC. He was also said to have organized a successful war against Argos because of his anti-Dorian feelings. After his victory he abolished all the rhapsodes of Homer, because they praised the citizens of Argos. The key innovation of his reign, which Herodotus mentions, was the reformation of the tribal system in the city of Sicyon. Herodotus states that he gave new names to the four tribes of Sicyon, calling his own tribe \"Rulers of the People\" and naming the other three tribes after swine, donkeys, and pigs. However, Herodotus does not describe the nature of Cleisthenes' reform. Whatever it was, all the tribes kept their new names for sixty years after Cleisthenes' death."
tagline: "6th-century BC tyrant of Sicyon"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "-700"
deathDate: "-600"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.55
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Cleisthenes of Sicyon"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Klisten iz Sikiona"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Клісфен Сікіонський"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump