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Solon (born c. 630 bce —died c. 560 bce) was an Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of ...
Mar 10, 2016 · Solon (c. 640 – c. 560 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet, who is credited with restructuring the social and political organisation of Athens and thereby laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Such were his accomplishments that, in later centuries, he became a sort of semi-mythical founding father figure who had set ...
- Mark Cartwright
Ancient authors also say that Solon regulated pederastic relationships in Athens; this has been presented as an adaptation of custom to the new structure of the polis. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] According to various authors, ancient lawgivers (and therefore Solon by implication) drew up a set of laws that were intended to promote and safeguard the institution of pederasty and to control abuses against ...
Solon, a prominent Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet, played an essential role in the development of democracy in Ancient Greece. Born around 638 BCE, he lived during a time of significant political and social unrest in Athens. Solon's astute political maneuvering and reforms laid the groundwork for the establishment of democracy, and he is remembered as one of the Seven Sages of Greece ...
Solon’s economic reforms, known as the “shaking off of burdens,” dealt with one of the immediate causes of the crisis: debt. All debts were cancelled, enslaved debtors freed, and borrowing on the security of the person forbidden. Solon further strengthened the Athenian economy by encouraging the growth of Attica’s trade and industry.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ancient Greek civilization - Solon: Whatever the connection between Cylon and Draco—and one must beware the trap of bringing all the meagre facts about the Archaic period into relation with each other—firmer grounds for postulating economic and social unrest in late 7th-century Attica are to be found in the poetry of Solon. Solon is the first European politician who speaks to the 21st ...
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Solon the lawmaker. Solon, the Athenian politician and lawmaker: Solon (638-558 BC) was an Athenian politician, lawmaker and poet. He is considered as the first innovative lawmaker that set the ground for the creation of democracy, the governmental system that made Athens powerful and granted the city its fame all over the centuries.
