Alcmaeon was the last king of Athens. In 753 BC he was succeeded by the first archon with a limited term of office of ten years. Before the Athenian democracy, the tyrants, and the archons, Athens was ruled by kings. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC - 750s BC - 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC Events and Trends 756 BC - Founding of Cyzicus. ... Look up Archon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...