His father, Xanthippus, defeated the Persian generals at Mycale, while his mother, Agariste, was a descendant of Clisthenes, who drove the sons of Pisistratus out of Athens, put an end to their despotic rule, and established a new constitution admirably calculated to reconcile all parties and save the country.

He had a certain personal likeness to the despot Pisistratus; and as his own voice was sweet, and he was ready and fluent in speech, old men who had known Pisistratus were struck by his resemblance to him.

He had a certain personal likeness to the despot Pisistratus; and as his own voice was sweet, and he was ready and fluent in speech, old men who had known Pisistratus were struck by his resemblance to him.

"With regard to Greece, there are few of our trees and flowers," writes Mr. Moncure Conway, "which were not cultivated in the gorgeous gardens of Epicurus, Pericles, and Pisistratus."

He was born about 550 B.C., in the province of Loo, and was the contemporary of Belshazzar, of Cyrus, of Croesus, and of Pisistratus.

He was contemporary with Pisistratus and Thales.

'There is a very good letter of Pisistratus to Solon, and of the same stile and character with those of Phalaris.' 'Solon ordained, that the guardians of orphans should not cohabit with their mothers: And that no person should be a guardian to those, whose estate descended to them at the orphan's decease.

Epimenides has an epistle to Solon, to invite him to Crete, under the tyranny of Pisistratus.' 'Epimenides often pretended that he rose from death to life.'

The next was the lord of Athens, Pisistratus, calmly reproving his wife for wishing him to put to death her daughter's lover, who, in a transport, had embraced her in public.

"If we are to be thus severe," said Pisistratus, "with those that love us, what is to be done with such as hate?"

CAXTON (Pisistratus), Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer Lytton, baron Lytton, author of My Novel (1853); What will He do with it? (1859); Caxtoniania (1863); The Boatman (1864).

By Pisistratus Caxton.

By Pisistratus Caxton.

By Pisistratus Caxton.

This Accident puts me in mind how generously Pisistratus the Athenian Tyrant behaved himself on a like Occasion, when he was instigated by his Wife to put to death a young Gentleman, because being passionately fond of his Daughter, he kissed her in publick as he met her in the Street; What (says he) shall we do to those who are our Enemies, if we do thus to those who are our Friends?

760 Thus Solon to Pisistratus replied, Demanded, on what succour he relied, When with so few he boldly did engage?

Born a slave and hideously ugly, his keen wit led his admiring master to set him free; after which he traveled, visiting Athens, where he is said to have told his fable of King Log and King Stork to the citizens who were complaining of the rule of Pisistratus.

Pisistratus asked Solon what made him dare to be so obstinate.