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title: A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora
author: Sylvain Maréchal
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21028/a-wounded-pisistratus-rides-into-the-agora/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-03-24
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# A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora

_Authored by Sylvain Maréchal_

## Image File

[![A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21028.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21028.jpg)

## Image Caption

*[Pisistratus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pisistratus/) by trickery deprives [Solon](https://www.worldhistory.org/solon/) of his sovereignty*, illustration in Sylvain Maréchal's *History of [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/)*, c. 1790.

The scene depicted here is the arrival of a wounded Pisistratus (c. 600-527 BCE) to the Athenian [agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/), claiming to the crowds to have survived assassination and pleading for protection. Granted a bodyguard despite the protestations of his mentor Solon, he quickly seized power of the ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [city-state](https://www.worldhistory.org/Polis/), becoming the tyrant of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/).

National Library of France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Maréchal, S. (2025, September 17). A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21028/a-wounded-pisistratus-rides-into-the-agora/>
### Chicago
Maréchal, Sylvain. "A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 17, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21028/a-wounded-pisistratus-rides-into-the-agora/>.
### MLA
Maréchal, Sylvain. "A Wounded Pisistratus Rides Into the Agora." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Sep 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21028/a-wounded-pisistratus-rides-into-the-agora/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k317962c/f53.item#) by **Sylvain Maréchal**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 17 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.