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Aristion (died 86 BC in Athens) was a philosopher and tyrant of Athens from 88 BC to 86 BC.
Aristion joined forces with Mithridates against the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Sulla, but to no avail. On March 1, 86 BC, Athens was conquered by Sulla. Aristion had burned the Odeum, so that Sulla could not use its timber for storming the Acropolis. At the order of Sulla, Aristion and his bodyguard were executed by poisoning.
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Aristion joined forces with Mithridates against the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Sulla, but to no avail. On March 1, 86 BC, Athens was conquered by Sulla. Aristion had burned the Odeum, so that Sulla could not use its timber for storming the Acropolis. At the order of Sulla, Aristion and his bodyguard were executed by poisoning.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopdia.
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Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic).
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tyrant is a single ruler holding vast, if not absolute power through a state or in an organization. The term carries connotations of a harsh and cruel ruler who places his/her own interests or the interests of a small oligarchy over the best interests of the general population
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Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (Latin: L•CORNELIVS•L•F•P•N•SVLLA•FELIX )[1] (ca. 138 BC–78 BC), usually known simply as Sulla, was a Roman general, consul and dictator.
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March 1 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
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Odeon or odeum is a building used for musical performance in Sparta, built in the 7th or 6th century BC. Hence, any such building in ancient Greece or ancient Rome was called an odeon.
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- For the butterfly genus, see Acropolis (genus).
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poisons are substances that can cause damage, illness, or death to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism.
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