Kritias - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Kritias Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,156,458,887 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Critias
(redirected from Kritias)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.

Critias (c. 460-403 BC)

Athenian politician and orator. He was one of the Thirty Tyrants installed as rulers of Athens by the Spartans at the end of the Peloponnesian War 404 BC. He was killed while at war against the Athenian general Thrasybulus (died 388 BC).

A pupil of Socrates, he was introduced by Plato in one of his dialogues ‘Critias’.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.