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The Laws of Solon: A New Edition with Introduction, Translation and Commentary (Library of Classical Studies) by Solon; Delfim Ferreira Leão; P J Rhodes is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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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, greed and political power-play of Attica's tyrants and noblemen were hugely influential - and may even be said to have laid the foundations of western democracy. Solon's legal injunctions covered the widest range of topics

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Author

Solon; Delfim Ferreira Leão; P J Rhodes

Publisher

I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780768533

Category

history

Subjects

Law, Political Science, History

Updated

2026-03-25