person
Harmodius
also: Harmodius
With Aristogiton, one of the Athenian 'tyrannicides' who killed Hipparchus in 514 BC and were celebrated as liberators and martyrs of the democracy. A standard exemplum of glorious death for freedom.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §1.116 Harmodius is on every lip, and Aristogiton
Harmodius and Aristogiton, the Athenian 'tyrannicides' who killed Hipparchus in 514 BC and were celebrated as liberators and martyrs of democracy. Their fame, with that of Leonidas and Epaminondas, exemplifies glorious death.