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July 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Solon’s Laws Compared to Later Laws

Such are the only new political institutions (apart from the laws to be noticed presently) which there are grounds for ascribing to Solon, when we

July 27, 2015

Athens Classes of People

Such were the divisions in the political scale established by Solon, called by Aristotle a "timocracy", in which the rights, honors, functions, and

July 26, 2015 Leave a Comment

Solon Turns to Constitutional Government

. . . he was now called upon to draw up a constitution and laws for the better working of the government in future. His constitutional changes were

July 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Laws on Interest and Debt

We may remark, too, that this more equitable tone of opinion grew up spontaneously, without any legal restriction on the rate of interest--no such

July 8, 2015 Leave a Comment

Domestic Peace Restored

Never again do we hear of the law of debtor and creditor as disturbing Athenian tranquillity.Continuing Solon's Early Greek Legislation,our

July 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

Solon’s Law on Debts

We are told that after a short interval it became eminently acceptable in the general public mind, and procured for Solon a great increase of

July 5, 2015 Leave a Comment

Solon Acts Decisively for the Poor

It had happened in several Grecian states that the governing oligarchies, either by quarrels among their own members or by the general bad condition

June 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Harshness of Greek Society

It is on the occasion of Solon's legislation that we obtain our first glimpse--unfortunately but a glimpse--of the actual state of Attica and its

June 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Solon’s Early Greek Legislation

This series has eighteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Solon the Legislator.IntroductionThis begins a very lengthy series

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