Tyrant

Japanese: tyrant
Tyrant

…the general term for the tyrants who appeared in many Greek cities between the second half of the 7th century BCE and the first half of the 5th century BCE. The English word tyrant comes from this. Most of them were from aristocratic families, but they took advantage of the chaos that had befallen the aristocracy to overthrow it and establish an illegal dictatorship.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tyrant" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前7世紀の後半から前5世紀の前半にかけて,ギリシアの多くのポリスに現れた独裁的な支配者の総称。英語のタイラントtyrantはこれに由来する。彼らはほとんどが貴族の家柄であったが,貴族政の乱れに乗じてこれを倒し,非合法な独裁政を打ちたてた。…

※「tyrant」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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