Found the remains of 80 followers of the Athenian tyrant Cylon – BBC

Close to Athens, archaeologists discovered two group burial with the remains of 80 people killed approximately between 675 and 650 years. BC, reports Daily Mail. According to scientists, the Athenian dead were followers of Cylon, who lived in the VII century BC. . E

The name of Cylon related concept of “Kilonova Troubles” – the first known attempt to establish tyranny in Athens. The attempt ended in failure – the followers of Cylon (winning, by the way, in a double-run on 35 Olympic Games) were killed near the Acropolis. The very frustrated tyrant had to run away.

Scientists have found that the majority of those killed were healthy young men (the conclusion has been made based on the health condition of their teeth). Some of the dead were buried with their hands and feet.

The archaeologists also reported that next to the remains of the skeletons of small vases, which also date back to the VII century BC have been found. e.