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Cleisthenes in a sentence

Using Cleisthenes

  • In the example corpus, cleisthenes often appears in combinations such as: cleisthenes the, of cleisthenes, by cleisthenes.

Context around Cleisthenes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

level 1× victim 1×

Often after:

restricted 1× wanted 1× nephew 1×

Sentence patterns with Cleisthenes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cleisthenes restricted its 1× democracy by cleisthenes in 508 1× each of cleisthenes s 10 1× invented by cleisthenes the citizens 1× part of cleisthenes s reforms 1× personal level cleisthenes wanted to 1× reforms of cleisthenes in 508 1× reforms of cleisthenes the athenian 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the reforms 1× athens was a 1× cleisthenes restricted its 1× each of cleisthenes 1× in the wake 1× on a personal 1×

Common sentence endings:

30 years old 1× city s rule 1× executive bills themselves 1× in 508 bc 1× in good government 1× lot every year 1×

Words around Cleisthenes

Just before it in the word index:

clein 3 cleghorn 8 cleggy 2 cleggs 2 cleggett 4 clegg 86

Just after it in the word index:

cleland 21 clelia 5 clelin 7 clem 37 clemans 2 clematis 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Cleisthenes

  • In this selection, "cleisthenes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, level, victim, restricted, wanted and nephew stand out and add context to how "cleisthenes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cleisthenes restricted its and democracy by cleisthenes in 508. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cleisthenes" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cleisthenes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Each of Cleisthenes's 10 tribes provided 50 councillors who were at least 30 years old. (16 words)

These would pave the way for the eventual introduction of democracy by Cleisthenes in 508 BC. (16 words)

After the reforms of Cleisthenes, the Athenian Boule was expanded to 500, and was elected by lot every year. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Athens was a powerful Hellenic city-state and governed itself with an early form of direct democracy invented by Cleisthenes ; the citizens of Athens voted on legislation and executive bills themselves. (31 words)

In the wake of this prosecution, the Athenian people chose to use a new institution of the democracy, which had been part of Cleisthenes's reforms, but remained so far unused. (31 words)

It was at the Pythian Games that prominent political leaders, such as Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sikyon, and Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, competed with their chariots. (27 words)

Example sentences (10)

It was at the Pythian Games that prominent political leaders, such as Cleisthenes, the tyrant of Sikyon, and Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, competed with their chariots.

After the reforms of Cleisthenes, the Athenian Boule was expanded to 500, and was elected by lot every year.

Athens was a powerful Hellenic city-state and governed itself with an early form of direct democracy invented by Cleisthenes ; the citizens of Athens voted on legislation and executive bills themselves.

Cleisthenes restricted its membership, "to those of zeugitai status and above, probably arguing that these classes had a financial interest in good government".

Each of Cleisthenes's 10 tribes provided 50 councillors who were at least 30 years old.

In the wake of this prosecution, the Athenian people chose to use a new institution of the democracy, which had been part of Cleisthenes's reforms, but remained so far unused.

On a personal level, Cleisthenes wanted to return to Athens; however, he also probably wanted to prevent Athens becoming a Spartan client state.

The reforms of Cleisthenes in 508/7 undermined the domination of the aristocratic families and connected every Athenian to the city's rule.

The second victim, Cleisthenes' nephew Megacles, is named by 4647 of these, but for a second undated ostracism not listed above.

These would pave the way for the eventual introduction of democracy by Cleisthenes in 508 BC.

Common combinations with cleisthenes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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