▁when ▁decided ly ▁dem ocr atic ▁movements ▁first ▁begin ▁to ▁appear . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Ale u ada e ▁and ▁the ▁Sc op ada e ▁had ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁their ▁ancient ▁influence . ▁Ph era e ▁and ▁Ph ars alus ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁two ▁leading ▁states ▁in ▁Th ess aly . ▁At ▁Ph era e , ▁a ▁ty ran ny , ▁probably ▁ar ising ▁from ▁a ▁dem ocracy , ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Ly cop hr on , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁great ▁arist ocrat ical ▁families ▁and ▁aim ed ▁at ▁the ▁domin ion ▁of ▁all ▁Th ess aly . ▁( X en oph . ▁Hell . ▁ii . ▁ 3 . ▁§ ▁ 4 ▁; ▁^ D iod . ▁x iv . ▁ 8 2 .) ▁The ▁latter ▁object ▁was ▁accomplished ▁by ▁Jason ▁of ▁Ph era e , ▁the ▁successor , ▁and ▁probably ▁the ▁son , ▁of ▁Ly cop hr on , ▁who ▁effect ed ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Pol yd am as ▁of ▁Ph ars alus ▁and ▁caused ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁tag us ▁about ▁in ▁ 3 7 4 ▁BC . ▁While ▁he ▁lived , ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Th ess aly ▁was ▁un ited ▁as ▁one ▁political ▁power ▁but , ▁after ▁his ▁murder ▁in ▁ 3 7 0 ▁BC , ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁torn ▁as under ▁by ▁inter ne c ine ▁disc ords ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁maintain ▁its ▁domin ion ▁for ▁long . ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁tag us ▁became ▁a ▁ty ran ny ▁under ▁his ▁success ors , ▁Pol yd