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Athenian supporters of Hippias conspire, hoping to side Philippides by marriage to Theocrites' expensive servant Charis, and thus neutralize the guard.
Movie:The Giant of Marathon (1959) Zen Tiger 2010
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Having brought home to Athens the Olympic victor's laurel crown, Philippides joins as commander the Sacred Guard, which is expected to defend the city-state's liberty, a year after the chasing of the tyrant Hippias.
Movie:The Giant of Marathon (1959) Zen Tiger 2010
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Hippias, but with what seems probable to men of a given type; and this is true of dialectic also.
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After the death of Pisistratus in 527 BCE, Hipparchus became tyrant of Athens, ruling with his older brother Hippias.
Annotations 2007
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Despite its inconclusiveness the Hippias Major reflects the view of beauty found in Plato's other dialogues:
Plato's Aesthetics Pappas, Nickolas 2008
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Puerile Eros, while Charmus loved Hippias son of Pisistratus.
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Hippias (tyranny of) when the patient (woman or boy) mounts the agent.
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For a long time scholars treated the Hippias Major as a spurious dialogue.
Plato's Aesthetics Pappas, Nickolas 2008
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Argeius were for converting the state into a democracy; the party of Eualcas, Hippias, and Stratolas720 were for oligarchy.
Hellenica 2007
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Through the “ars memoriae” of Hippias, it becomes an “idee fixe” of the mind.
Symposium 2007
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