Solon
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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
Bust of Solon, copy from a Greek original (c. 110 BC) from the Farnese Collection, now at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Bust of Solon in Vatican Museums
"Solon demands to pledge respect for his laws", book illustration (Augsburg 1832)
Croesus awaits fiery execution (Attic red-figure amphora, 500–490 BC, Louvre G 197)
Draconian constitution
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The Draconian constitution, or Draco's code, was a written law code created by Draco in Athens around 620 BC, in response to the unjust interpretation and modification of oral law by Athenian aristocr
Solon
…Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his constitutional reform reforming most of Draco's laws. Solon's reforms included debt relief later known and celebrated among Athenians as the seisachtheia (shaking off of burdens). He is described by…
Republication of Draco's law on homicide (408–409 BC)
The Areopagus