> Monuments & Sites Linked to Kleisthenes
These are places or monuments connected, directly or symbolically, to Kleisthenes and the democratic reforms he introduced. They help give context to the bust of Kleisthenes in the Ohio Statehouse, by showing the tradition of memorializing democratic beginnings.
# Statue at Aigaleo, Greece There is a **statue of Cleisthenes** installed at Aigaleo City Hall in Greece. Dedicated on 15 September 2021, it is a modern tribute to the Athenian democratic reformer. The statue was created by Demetz Art Studios (Italy). :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} This statue provides a modern, physical, civic form to the symbolic figure of Kleisthenes, much like the bust in the Ohio Statehouse does.
# Monument of the Eponymous Heroes, Ancient Agora, Athens The **Monument of the Eponymous Heroes** (Μνημείο των Επωνύμων Ηρώων) was a marble podium in the Ancient Agora of Athens. It bore statues of the heroes who gave their names to each of the ten phylai (tribes) established by Kleisthenes. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1} - The monument was used as a *public notice board* — laws, decrees, and announcements were posted there beneath the statue of each hero. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2} - Its location is next to the Metroon (ancient Athena & mother‑city shrine) and Bouleuterion (council chamber) in the Agora. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3} This site represents the public face of Kleisthenes’ reforms: identity, civic ritual, transparency.
# Sanctuary of Pandion, Acropolis, Athens The **Sanctuary of Pandion** was a hero‑shrine dedicated to Pandion, the eponymous hero of the phyle *Pandionis*. Located on the eastern side of the Acropolis of Athens. Pausanias records seeing a statue of Pandion there. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4} This shrine is tied to one of the individual heroes associated with one of Kleisthenes’ ten phylai. It helps add texture: the system of phylai wasn’t only political; it had religious, ritual, hero cult dimensions.
# Birth & Death References - Kleisthenes was born circa **570 BCE**, into the Alcmaeonid family in Athens. - He died around **508 BCE**, soon after his reforms, though the exact place of death is not clearly documented.
While there are no reliably identified ancient monuments marking his birthplace or death, Athens as a city is the central stage of his reforms.
# Symbolic Linkages to the Ohio Statehouse Bust - The **bust of Kleisthenes** in the Ohio Statehouse is part of a wider symbolic tradition of honoring democratic founders. - Linking this bust to the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes places it in a lineage: from ancient Athens where democratic identity was built into architecture and ritual, to modern republics that build memorials for democracy.
# See Also - Kleisthenes and Jerry‑Mangling - Phylai and Tribes - Eponymous Heroes