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Also known as Solon of Athens

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.

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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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Born
1884
Died
1962
Works
29

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Moss
Active from
1964-07-23

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11,933
Total plays
58,270

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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 poetry. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Solon">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • ἔργμασιν ἐν μεγάλοις πᾶσιν ἁδεῖν χαλεπόν.
  • εἰ δὲ πεπόνθατε λυγρὰ δι᾿ ὑμετέρην κακότητα,&nbsp;&nbsp;μὴ θεοῖσιν τούτων μοῖραν ἐπαμφέρετε·αὐτοὶ γὰρ τούτους ηὐξήσατε ῥύματα δόντες,&nbsp;&nbsp;καὶ διὰ ταῦτα κακὴν ἔσχετε δουλοσύνην.
  • χρήματα δ᾿ ἱμείρω μὲν ἔχειν, ἀδίκως δὲ πεπᾶσθαι&nbsp;&nbsp;οὐκ ἐθέλω· πάντως ὕστερον ἦλθε δίκη.
  • πολλοὶ γὰρ πλουτέουσι κακοί, ἀγαθοὶ δὲ πένονται·&nbsp;&nbsp;ἀλλ᾿ ἡμεῖς τούτοις οὐ διαμειψόμεθατῆς ἀρετῆς τὸν πλοῦτον, ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν ἔμπεδον αἰεί,&nbsp;&nbsp;χρήματα δ᾿ ἀνθρώπων ἄλλοτε ἄλλος ἔχει.
  • γηράσκω δ᾿ αἰεὶ πολλὰ διδασκόμενος.
  • φύλασσε τρόπου καλοκαγαθίαν ὅρκου πιστοτέραν.

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Key facts

Person.name
Solon
Person.image
Ignoto, c.d. solone, replica del 90 dc ca da orig. greco del 110 ac. ca, 6143.JPG
Person.caption
Bust of Solon, copy from a Greek original () from the Farnese Collection, now at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Person.native_name
Σόλων
Person.native_name_lang
grc
Person.birth_date
BC
Person.birth_place
Athens
Person.death_date
BC (aged approximately 70)
Person.death_place
Cyprus
Person.occupation
Statesman, lawmaker, poet

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Wikidata facts

Citizenship
Classical Athens
Place of birth
Classical Athens
Place of death
Classical Athens
Image
Ignoto, c.d. solone, replica del 90 dc ca da orig. greco del 110 ac. ca, 6143.JPG
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Solon
date of birth
0630-00-00
date of death
0560-00-00
end of work period
0600-00-00
start of work period
0700-00-00
name in native language
Σόλων ο Αθηναίος
significant place
Classical Athens
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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Solon, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

28 sections
Contents
  • 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
  • {{lang|grc-Latn|Seisachtheia}}
  • Sexual
  • Poems
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Collections of Solon's surviving verses
  • Collections of Solon's laws
  • Further reading
  • External links

Solon (; ; &nbsp;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.

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