Critias
Athenian politician
- Lived
- 459 BC–402 BC
- Country
- Ancient Greece
Updated September 2026
About Critias
Critias 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.
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