When Pisistratus became tyrant of Athens in 547 BC it marked a ... power was overshadowed by many of the other city-states of Greece. During the long period of his rule, Pisistratus sought to ...

Some 2,500 years ago the Greek tyrant Polycrates had the engineer Eupalinus plan a 3,400-foot tunnel to supply his fortified capital with water. The tunnelers dug from both ends and met in the middle ...