Around the time of Ancient Greece (5th century B.C.), the city-state, Athen, was previously dictated by the aristocratic family of Peisistratos and his two sons, Hipparchus and Hippias.
Eventually, the same aristocratic family fell with the overthrow of Hippias. However, both Athenian nobles, Isagoras and Cleisthenes, began their skirmish to wield an abandoned power.
After a long struggle, Isagoras managed to acquire the position and exile Cleisthenes for his opposition. However, in a change of events, Cleisthenes returned with assistance from the populace and peacefully reclaimed the title of leader.
In addition to Cleisthenes, Solon, another Athenian statesman who managed to lay the framework on the idea of democracy, and Ephialtes, a Athenian who strongly supported the democratic movement, greatly contributed to the establishment of democracy.