The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Thrasybulus (c. 440 BC - 388 BC)

Thrasybulus was an Athenian general and democratic leader. In 411 BC, in the wake of an oligarchic coup at Athens, the pro-democracy sailors at Samos elected him as a general, making him a primary leader of the successful democratic resistance to that coup. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199545568.001.0001/acref-9780199545568-e-6420?rskey=hJr1ww&result=3 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrasybulus Relevant locations: Birth place in Athens, Attica
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