Editing Archaic Greece (section)

=== BORN BETWEEN ~600-551 BCE ===
[[Category:Archaic Greece]]

* [[Phalaris]] (~600-554 BCE) - tyrant of '''Acragas''' (Agrigento) in <u>Sicily</u>, known for his cruelty and for the legendary '''brazen bull''' torture device.
* [[Acusilaus]] (~600-550 BCE) - Logographer and mythographer from '''Argos''', known for his genealogical works.
* [[Peisistratus]] (~600-527 BCE) - tyrant of '''Athens''' who oversaw significant cultural and economic growth and contributed to the city's infrastructure.
* [[Croesus]] (~595-546 BCE) - king of Lydia, renowned for his wealth and subsequent dramatic turn of fortune. 
* [[Lasos]] (~580-520 BCE) - a poet and musician remembered for contributions to music and choral lyric poetry.
* [[Chilon]] (~570-520 BCE) - one of the [[Seven Sages]], and a Spartan magistrate known for his aphorisms.
* [[Cleisthenes]] (~570-508 BCE) - an Athenian noble credited as the 'father of democracy.'
* [[Pythagoras]] (~570-495 BCE) - pre-Socratic philosopher and mathematician known for his contributions to both mathematics and religion. 
* [[Thespis]] (~560-500 BCE) - thought to be the first actor in Greek drama, founding the theatrical arts in Greece.
* [[Pherecydes]] (~600-550 BCE) - Pre-Socratic philosopher and mythographer, one of the first Greek thinkers to write in prose.
* [[Xenophanes]] (~570-475 BCE) - Pre-Socratic philosopher, poet, and social/religious critic.