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Two aristocrats, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, attempted to assassinate the two Athenian tyrants. Only Hipparchus was killed, and the sole tyranny of Hippias grew more oppressive. The Alcmaeonidae, apparently part of the plot, fled from Athens.	1

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