Solon is born into the middle of the archaic period of Greek history. This could be roughly called 200 years before the Golden Age of Greece. We know a remarkable amount about Solon, actually, probably more than anyone else in the archaic period. He was born into one of these noble families, his family traced them. His role as a poet brought him into political life, it seems initially as a young man.

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