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Solon the Lawgiver

In Our Time: Philosophy

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The Different Political Systems Around the Time of Solon's Birth

There had been an attempt at a tyranny in Athens, around the time of Solon's birth. There was economic pressure because people were now making money in new ways. The poor would secure their debts on their person and effectively be enslaved until they could actually pay them off. Some people fled Athens to escape that sort of economic bankruptcy.

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