Pisistratidae
[pahy-suh-strat-i-dee, pis-uh-] /ˌpaɪ səˈstræt ɪˌdi, ˌpɪs ə-/
plural noun
1.
Hippias and Hipparchus, the sons of Pisistratus.
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