Explore Peisistratos through 5 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Peisistratos in a sentence
Using Peisistratos
- In the example corpus, peisistratos often appears in combinations such as: tyrant peisistratos.
Context around Peisistratos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Peisistratos
- In this selection, "peisistratos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tyrant and usurped stand out and add context to how "peisistratos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include opponent of peisistratos and shortly after peisistratos usurped by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "peisistratos" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with peisistratos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Plutarch, Solon was related to the tyrant Peisistratos for their mothers were cousins. (15 words)
Plutarch Solon 28 After his return to Athens, Solon became a staunch opponent of Peisistratos. (15 words)
Solon died shortly after Peisistratos usurped by force the autocratic power that Athens had once freely bestowed upon him. (19 words)
Athenians decided to stop the construction of the Olympieion which was related with the tyrant Peisistratos and his sons and instead used the Piraeus limestone destined for the Olympieion to build the Older Parthenon. (34 words)
Solon died shortly after Peisistratos usurped by force the autocratic power that Athens had once freely bestowed upon him. (19 words)
Under Peisistratos of Athens, the Eleusinian Mysteries became pan-Hellenic, and pilgrims flocked from Greece and beyond to participate. (19 words)
Example sentences (5)
According to Plutarch, Solon was related to the tyrant Peisistratos for their mothers were cousins.
Athenians decided to stop the construction of the Olympieion which was related with the tyrant Peisistratos and his sons and instead used the Piraeus limestone destined for the Olympieion to build the Older Parthenon.
Plutarch Solon 28 After his return to Athens, Solon became a staunch opponent of Peisistratos.
Solon died shortly after Peisistratos usurped by force the autocratic power that Athens had once freely bestowed upon him.
Under Peisistratos of Athens, the Eleusinian Mysteries became pan-Hellenic, and pilgrims flocked from Greece and beyond to participate.
Common combinations with peisistratos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: