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Athenian statesman (c. 630 – c. 560 BC)

For other uses, see Solon (disambiguation).

Solon (Ancient Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC)^[1] was an archaicAthenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet.

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He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy.^[2][3][4] Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline^[5] 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 seisachtheia (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.

Modern knowledge of Solon is limited by the fact that his works only survive in fragments and appear to feature interpolations by later authors.