Solon
Sign in to saveSolon (; ; BC) 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.
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Solon was an ancient Athenian statesman and poet who lived around 640–560 BC and is widely credited with creating the foundation for Athenian democracy through major constitutional reforms. His laws replaced most of the earlier harsh code of Draco and addressed political, economic, and moral problems in Athens, earning him recognition as one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
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- 1884
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There are multiple artists sharing the name Solon : 1) a Norwegian singer/songwriter; 2) an American synth pop musician. 1) Solon (born Øystein Sørensen 23 July 1964) is a Norwegian singer/songwriter. Released his first EP in 2002 ”The first day”, and an album in 2003, “It will still be there”. The single “Vente på sola” (2012), "A good time to remmeber"(2014) and "Vinterpust" (2015) He has since the beginning of the 90s, performed and produced performances that mix music, dance, video and
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- Biography
- Early life and ancestry
- Defeat of Megara
- Archonship
- Travels
- Death and legacy
- Historical rivalries
- Economic and ideological
- Regional
- Clan
- Solon's reforms
- Constitutional
- Classes
- Economic
- Coinage
- Foreign trade
- Moral
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- Sexual
- Poems
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- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Collections of Solon's surviving verses
- Collections of Solon's laws
- Further reading
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Solon (; ; BC) 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.
Solon's reforms included debt relief later known and celebrated among Athenians as the (shaking off of burdens). He is described by Aristotle in the Athenian Constitution as "the first people's champion". Demosthenes credited Solon's reforms with starting a golden age.