{"slug": "kings-of-athens", "label": "Kings of Athens", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Athens", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [-1555, -844], "span_label": ["1556 BCE", "845 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 7}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "monarch", "label": "Monarch", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -1555, "year_label": "1556 BCE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "1556 BC—Cecrops I builds or rebuilds Athens following the great flood of Deucalion and the end of the Silver age. He becomes the first of several Kings of Athens whose life account is considered part of Greek mythology.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361694621#Events_and_trends", "title": "1550s BC", "revid": 1361694621, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1134, "year_label": "1135 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1135 BC—Oxyntes, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his eldest son Apheidas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151255#Events_and_trends", "title": "1130s BC", "revid": 1307151255, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1088, "year_label": "1089 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1089 BC—Melanthus, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1296833582#Events_and_trends", "title": "1080s BC", "revid": 1296833582, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1067, "year_label": "1068 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "1068 BC: Codrus, legendary King of Athens, dies in battle against Dorian invaders after a reign of 21 years. Athenian tradition considers him the last king to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last king whose life account is part of Greek mythology. He is succeeded by his son Medon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353681936#Events", "title": "11th century BC", "revid": 1353681936, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -1047, "year_label": "1048 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1048 BC—Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1296833763#Events_and_trends", "title": "1040s BC", "revid": 1296833763, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -951, "year_label": "952 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353805969#Events_and_trends", "title": "950s BC", "revid": 1353805969, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -891, "year_label": "892 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "892 BC — Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343364256#Events_and_trends", "title": "890s BC", "revid": 1343364256, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -863, "year_label": "864 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years (beginning 892 BC), and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357668084#Events_and_trends", "title": "860s BC", "revid": 1357668084, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -844, "year_label": "845 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "845 BC—Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1306362370#Deaths", "title": "840s BC", "revid": 1306362370, "section": "Deaths"}}]}