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Who was Solon?
Solon was an ancient Athenian leader who came into power in 594 B.C. He canceled all land debts and returned
salves to their families. Although he helped most of the poor farmers he Did not take land from the rich and give
to the poor. Read More »
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Solon was an ancient Athenian leader who came into power in 594 B.C. He canceled all land debts and returned
salves to their families. Although he helped most of the poor farmers he Did not take land from the rich and give
to the poor. Read More »
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Who was Solon?
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Solon (pron.: /ˈsoʊlɒn/ or /ˈsoʊlən/; Greek: Σόλων, c. 638 BC – 558 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and
poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline
in archaicAthens. His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for
Athenian democracy.[1][2][3][4]
Knowledge of Solon is limited by the lack of documentary and archeological evidence covering Athens in the
early 6th century BC.[5][6] He wrote poetry for pleasure, as patriotic propaganda, and in defence of his
constitutional reforms. His works only survive in fragments. They appear to feature interpolations by
later authors and it is possible that fragments have been wrongly attributed to him (see Solon the reformer and
poet). Ancient authors such as Herodotus and Plutarchare the main source of information, yet they wrote about
Solon long after his death, at a time when history was by no means an academic discipline. Fourth century
orators, such as Aeschines, tended to attribute to Solon all the laws of their own, much later times.[7] Archaeology
reveals glimpses of Solon's period in the form of fragmentary inscriptions but little else. For some scholars, our
"knowledge" of Solon and his times is largely a fictive construct based on insufficient evidence[8][9] while others
believe a substantial body of real knowledge is still attainable.[10] Solon and his times can appear particularly
interesting to students of history as a test of the limits and nature of historical argument.[11]
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Solon was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece and dominated Athenian politics for several decades,
becoming the city's chief magistrate in the early years of ...