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Kings of Athens

9 dated entries naming Kings of Athens, drawn from 9 separate years between 1556 BCE and 845 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century BC

  • 1556 BCE1556 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.source

12th century BC

  • 1135 BCE1135 BC—Oxyntes, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his eldest son Apheidas.source

11th century BC

  • 1089 BCE1089 BC—Melanthus, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus.source
  • 1068 BCE1068 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.source
  • 1048 BCE1048 BC—Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus.source

10th century BC

  • 952 BCE952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.source

9th century BC

  • 892 BCE892 BC — Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.source
  • 864 BCE864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years (beginning 892 BC), and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.source
  • 845 BCE845 BC—Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.source

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