History of the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
Thucydides. The history of the Peloponnesian War, Volume 1-2. Dale, Henry, translator. London: Heinemann and Henry G. Bohn, 1851-1852.
In this manner both the original conspiracy was entered into by Harmodius and Aristogiton for a love offence, and their rash venture attempted through their alarm at the moment.
After this, the tyranny was more severe on the Athenians than before; and Hippias, being now in greater apprehension, both put to death many of the citizens, and kept his eye also on foreign states, in whatever quarter he had a prospect of a safe retreat being secured for him, in case of any revolution.
At any rate, he married his daughter Archedice to Aeantides, son of the tyrant of Lampsacus— [*]( i. e. to a native of a place so very far beneath his own country in reputation. Compare III. 59. 6, μὴ πλαταιῆς οντες ... θηβαίοις ... παραδοθῆναι: where, as in many other places, the omission of the article with the name of a people expresses something respecting the character of the people, whether good or bad.) Athenian as he was, to a Lampsacene—because he saw that they had great influence with king Darius. There is a monument to her at Lampsacus, with this inscription:
- Beneath this dust Archedice finds peace,
- Whose sire was Hippias, peerless once in Greece.
- She, though of tyrants daughter, sister, bride,
- And mother, ne'er was lifted up with pride.