In Class Midterm Preparatory Exercise
ARISTOTLE, Constitution of Athens, 14.3
It is said that, when Pisistratus asked for the bodyguard, Solon opposed the demand and said that he [that is, Solon] was wiser than some and braver than others. For, he said, he was wiser than those who were not aware that Pisistratus was aiming at tyranny, and braver than those who were aware of it but kept silent. But when he did not convince them by what he said, he brought his armor out and placed it in front of his door saying that he had come to the aid of his fatherland as far as was in his power (for he was already a very old man), and that he called on all others to do likewise. This time, then, Solon had no success with his exhortations. And Pisistratus, having seized the government, administered the state in a constitutional rather than in a tyrannical fashion.
ARISTOTLE, Constitution of Athens, 15.3-4.
When he had been victorious in the battle of Pallene and had captured the city of Athens and confiscated the weapons of the people, he had, at last, the tyranny firmly in his hands. He also took Naxos and established Lygdamis as ruler. The manner in which he disarmed the people was this: He held a military review in full armor at the Theseum and began to address the assembled crowd. Then, after he had spoken for a short time, when the people said they could not hear him, he told them to come forward to the gateway of the Acropolis so that his voice would carry better. While he continued to talk and talk, some men appointed for the purpose collected the arms and locked them up in the buildings adjoining the Theseum. Then they came to Pisistratus and informed him that it had been done. Upon hearing this, Pisistratus finished the rest of his speech and then told the crowd what had happened to their arms, adding that they should not be surprised or distressed, but should go home and take care of their private affairs, since in the future he would attend to all the business of the state.