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\u201cHe added the Athenian people, who had formally not been in the center of things, to his own party, changed the names of the tribes and increased their number.\xa0 He made ten tribal commanders instead of four and distributed demes into the tribes ten at a time.\xa0 Once he had got the people on his side he had the upper hand over his rivals.\u201d \u2013 Herodotus on Cleisthenes\nDarius enlisted Greek tyrants in his Scythian campaign, then extended Persia\u2019s dominion to the foot of Mount Olympus.\xa0 Spartan intervention put an end to Hippias\u2019 oppressive rule.\xa0 Inspired by Cleisthenes\u2019 bold ideas, the Athenians rejected both tyranny and foreign domination, and restructured their polis into the world\u2019s first democracy.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices