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I believe athenion was not actually in control of athens in 86 BC, but rather the tyrant aristion who had seized control. if athenion had still been in power, h
by leetcrew 5y ago
I believe athenion was not actually in control of athens in 86 BC, but rather the tyrant aristion who had seized control. if athenion had still been in power, he might have followed the other city-states in surrendering to sulla. hard to say of course, but he did not have the same conflicting motives as athenion. I'm not really sure what this example is supposed to show.
- tboyd47 5y agoMy point was not about who was really responsible for the rebellion. My point was that the everyday people were blamed for what transpired, then they were massacred, and this was the end of democracy in Athens for a long time.