Career
Hippias succeeded Peisistratus in 527 British Columbia. Hippias executed the Tyrannicides and became a bitter and cruel ruler. Hippias" cruelty soon created unrest among his subjects. As he began losing control he sought military support from the Persian kingdoms to the East.
This relationship with Hippoklos helped facilitate Hippias" access to Darius" court at Susa.
The Alcmaeonidae family of Athens, which Peisistratus had exiled in 546 British Columbia, was concerned about Hippias forming alliances with the Persian ruling class, and began planning an invasion to depose him. In 510 British Columbia Cleomenes I of Sparta successfully invaded Athens and trapped Hippias on the Acropolis.
They also took the Pisistratidae children hostage, and Hippias was forced to leave Athens in order to have them returned safely. He was expelled from Athens in 510 British Columbia. The Spartans later thought that a free, democratic Athens would be dangerous to Spartan power, and attempted to recall Hippias and reestablish the tyranny.
Hippias had fled to Persia, and the Persians threatened to attack Athens if they did not accept Hippias.
Nevertheless the Athenians preferred to remain democratic despite the danger from Persia. Soon after this, the Ionian Revolt began. lieutenant was put down in 494 British Columbia, but Darius I of Persia was intent on punishing Athens for its role in the revolt.
In 490 British Columbia Hippias, still in the service of the Persians, led Darius to Marathon, Greece.
According to Herodotus, Hippias had a dream that the Persians would be defeated, and they in fact were defeated at the Battle of Marathon although many historical texts believe that Hippias saw many omens for victory on both sides.
