Other dedications by Cypselus and the Cypselids at Pan-Hellenic Sites:

The dedications which Cypselus made at Delphi and Olympia are attested by Pausanias and Herodotus. Herodotus (Hdt. 1.14.2) relates that the Treasury of the Corinthians at Delphi was dedicated by Cypselus as one of the first treasuries at Delphi and that it housed a number of the dedications given by Gyges and Croesus.

Drawing of gold bowl dedicated at Olympia Inscription (in Corinthian script) reads: "The sons of Kypselos dedicated this (as spoils) from Herakleia" Sketch based on Vermeule, 1972, pl.40. Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Introduction
Background: tyrants of archaic city-states
Brief biography of Cypselus
The Chest of Cypselus at Olympia
Other dedications of Cypselus and the Cypselids at Pan-Hellenic sites
Conclusion
Bibliography

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