Athenian coup of 411 BC

When

411 BCE

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

37.98° N, 23.73° E

Description

coup where the democratic government of ancient Athens was overthrown and replaced with a short-lived oligarchy known as The Four Hundred

'The Four Hundred' oligarchy replaces the democratic government

The Athenian coup of 411 BC was the result of a revolution that took place during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. The coup overthrew the democratic government of ancient Athens and replaced it with a short-lived oligarchy known as the Four Hundred.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The democracy of Athens is overthrown by the oligarchic extremists, Antiphon, Theramenes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Peloponnesischer Krieg: Durch einen Putsch ergreift in Athen der Rat der Vierhundert unter der Führung von Peisandros die Macht”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “révolution oligarchique à Athènes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Переворот Четырёхсот в Афинах во главе с Антифонтом, Писандром и Фринихом”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Revolución oligárquica en Atenas: gobierno de Los Cuatrocientos, de breve duración”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page