Greece/USA: Cleisthenes (born c. 570 BCE), 'The Father of Atheniian Democracy'. Bust in the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 2004. Photo courtesy of (CC BY-SA License). Cleisthenes (also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/507 BCE. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as 'The Father of Athenian Democracy'. He was the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon.

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