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Critias

460 BC –403 BC

Politician, Tragedy writer, Writer, Philosopher, Poet

Lived 57 years

Born in
Classical Athens
Passed away in
Munichia

Critias (; Ancient Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. He is known today for being a student of Socrates, a writer of some regard, and for becoming the leader of the Thirty Tyrants, who ruled Athens for several months after the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War in 404/403.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critias