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  1. so· lon ˈsō-lən. -ˌlän. Synonyms of solon. 1. : a wise and skillful lawgiver. 2. : a member of a legislative body. Synonyms. lawgiver. lawmaker. legislator. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of solon in a Sentence. one of the most politically adept solons in the state legislature.

  2. Ancient Greek civilization - Solon: Whatever the connection between Cylon and Draco—and one must beware the trap of bringing all the meagre facts about the Archaic period into relation with each other—firmer grounds for postulating economic and social unrest in late 7th-century Attica are to be found in the poetry of Solon.

  3. May 1, 2016 · Solon the Athenian was a great philosopher and one of the seven sages of ancient Greece. However, he’s mainly remembered for being the legislator who laid the foundation for Athenian democracy with his reforms and efforts to legislate against political, economic, and moral decline. Early Life.

  4. Solons laws, constitutional and judicial reforms instituted by the Athenian statesman and poet Solon probably 20 years after he served as archon (annual chief ruler) in 594 bce. Responding to the early 6th-century Athenian conflict between the landed aristocracy and peasantry, Solon was called.

  5. May 21, 2018 · History. Ancient History, Greece: Biographies. Solon. views 2,456,714 updated May 21 2018. Solon. The Greek statesman and poet Solon (active 594 B.C.) formulated an influential code of laws and has been regarded as the founder of Athenian democracy. As a statesman, Solon put principles before expediency.

  6. Solon (c. 640 – c. 560 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet, who is credited with restructuring the social and political organisation of Athens and thereby laying the foundations for Athenian democracy.

  7. Who was Solon? Croesus shows his treasures to Solon. 1674 Kunsthistorisches Museum. Solon was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece and dominated Athenian politics for several decades, becoming...

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