person
Pisistratus
Tyrant of Athens (c. 600-527 BC); credited with first arranging Homer's books in their canonical order.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 8.16 §2 this Peisistratus
Peisistratus was the sixth-century Athenian who seized sole power as tyrant; Cicero casts Caesar in the role, a usurper whose mildness only makes his domination more palatable. The comparison brands Caesar's clemency as the velvet glove of tyranny.