{"slug": "king-of-athens", "label": "King of Athens", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Athens", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 19, "years": 19, "span": [-1555, -844], "span_label": ["1556 BCE", "845 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Deaths", "count": 14}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Kings of Athens"], "related": [{"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "trojan-war", "label": "Trojan War", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "megara", "label": "Megara", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "attica", "label": "Attica", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "monarch", "label": "Monarch", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "thessaly", "label": "Thessaly", "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": -1505, "year_label": "1506 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1506 BC — Cecrops, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by Cranaus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1320312812#Events_and_trends", "title": "1500s BC (decade)", "revid": 1320312812, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1496, "year_label": "1497 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "1497 BC—Cranaus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed after a reign of 10 years by his son-in-law Amphictyon of Thessaly, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1167141159#Events_and_trends", "title": "1490s BC", "revid": 1167141159, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1486, "year_label": "1487 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1487 BC—Amphictyon, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 10 years and is succeeded by Erichthonius I of Athens, a grandson of Cranaus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151203#Events_and_trends", "title": "1480s BC", "revid": 1307151203, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1396, "year_label": "1397 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1397 BC—Pandion I, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151215#Events_and_trends", "title": "1390s BC", "revid": 1307151215, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1281, "year_label": "1282 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1282 BC—Pandion II, legendary King of Athens, dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in Megara, while Athens and the rest of Attica were under the control of an alliance of Nobles led by his uncle Metion (son of Erechtheus of Athens) and his sons (including in some accounts Daedalus). His four sons lead a successful military campaign to regain the throne. Aegeus becomes King of Athens, Nisos reigns in Megara, Lykos in Euboea and Pallas in southern Attica.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1296708831#Events_and_trends", "title": "1280s BC", "revid": 1296708831, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1212, "year_label": "1213 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "1213 BC—Theseus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed and succeeded by Menestheus, great-grandson of Erechtheus and second cousin of Theseus' father Aegeus. Menestheus is reportedly assisted by Castor and Polydeuces of Sparta, who want to reclaim their sister Helen from her first husband Theseus. The latter seeks refuge in Skyros, whose King Lycomedes is an old friend and ally. Lycomedes, however, considers his visitor a threat to the throne and proceeds to assassinate him (though other accounts place these events a decade later, in the 1200s BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367535191#Events_and_trends", "title": "1210s BC", "revid": 1367535191, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1203, "year_label": "1204 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "1204 BC: Theseus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed after a reign of 30 years and succeeded by Menestheus, great-grandson of Erichthonius II of Athens and second cousin of Theseus' father Aegeus. Menestheus is reportedly assisted by Castor and Polydeuces of Sparta, who want to reclaim their sister Helen from her first husband Theseus. Theseus seeks refuge in Skyros, whose King Lycomedes is an old friend and ally. Lycomedes, however, considers his visitor a threat to the throne and proceeds to assassinate him. (Other accounts place these events a decade earlier. See 1210s BC.)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350963473#Events_and_trends", "title": "1200s BC (decade)", "revid": 1350963473, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1190, "year_label": "1191 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1191 BC—Menestheus, legendary King of Athens, dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the Trojan War (see 1180s BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151245#Events_and_trends", "title": "1190s BC", "revid": 1307151245, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1180, "year_label": "1181 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1181 BC—Menestheus, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the Trojan War (see 1190s BC).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307151249#Events_and_trends", "title": "1180s BC", "revid": 1307151249, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -1149, "year_label": "1150 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "1150 BC—Demophon, King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son Oxyntes.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300992815#Events_and_trends", "title": "1150s BC", "revid": 1300992815, "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"}}]}