- Solon - Wikipedia
Solon ( ˈsoʊlən ; [1] Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c 630 – c 560 BC) [2] was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet
- Solon | Biography, Reforms, Importance, Facts | Britannica
Solon, Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code He was also a noted poet
- Solon: The Father of Western Law - Ancient Origins
Solon the Athenian was a great philosopher and one of the seven sages of ancient Greece However, he’s mainly remembered for being the legislator who laid the foundation for Athenian democracy with his reforms and efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline
- Solon the Lawgiver: the man behind the Athenian social . . .
Solon, a prominent Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet, played an essential role in the development of democracy in Ancient Greece Born around 630 BCE, he lived during a time of significant political and social unrest in Athens
- Solon: The Athenian Lawmaker Who Shaped Ancient Democracy
Solon was considered by Plutarch and many other ancient authors as one of the seven wise men, or sages, of Greece He became famous as a statesman but was also a philosopher and poet He came to power in Athens in the early 6th century BCE when the city was in political and economic turmoil
- The Internet Classics Archive | Solon by Plutarch
When this was told Cyrus, who was a wiser man than Croesus, and saw in the present example Solon's maxim confirmed, he not only freed Croesus from punishment, but honoured him as long as he lived; and Solon had the glory, by the same saying, to save one king and instruct another
- Solon - World History Encyclopedia
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
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