Solon

Solon

writer Classical Athens

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Athenian statesman (c.

About Solon

Solon was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and is credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his constitutional reform overturning most of Draco's laws.

Notable works:

The agrarian crusade

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