The laws of Solon
by Rhodes, P. J., (Peter John), Leão, Delfim Ferreira, Solon, Solon
fromLibrary of classical studies
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"Solon (c 658-558 BC) is famous as both statesman and poet but also, and above all, as the paramount lawmaker of ancient Athens. Though his works survive only in fragments, we know from the writings of Herodotus and Plutarch that his constitutional reforms against the venality, …