Solon

aka Solon of Athens

Athenian statesman, lawgiver, political philosopher, and poet. One of the Seven Sages of Greece. Laid foundations for Athenian democracy through constitutional reforms. Abolished debt slavery (seisachtheia - "shaking off of burdens"), restructured class system based on agricultural production. Overturned most of Draco harsh laws.

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