Athens: Solon Ancient Athens was a place all powerful tyrants ruled‚ were an established hierarchy of aristocrats oppressed the poor and reaped all the benefits of power one can imagine. But unknown to them this system of governance was soon to be changed into a more democratic one‚ by a man whom they would come to respect in time. Solon was the son Execestides‚ a charitable man with great social influence and one who was believed to be descended from an ancient Athenian king named Codrus. Solon grew
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Solon and His Inferior Lycurgus. Of many ancient rulers‚ two are made very memorable. Lycurgus‚ ruler of Sparta‚ and Solon‚ ruler of Athens‚ made significant impacts on their polis that would continue throughout ancient Greek history. The reforms that were created by these rulers can be disputed in regards to their benefit on their city-state. The reforms Solon implemented were more efficacious in producing democratic change in Athens then those reforms that were executed in Sparta by Lycurgus
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while riches change their owner every day.” -solon Pg. 45 he was no great admirer of wealth‚ since he goes so far as to declare that two men are equally wealthy even when one “has great possessions‚ Silver and gold and broad wheat-bearing acres‚ Herds and horses and mules: while the other’s portion Is but his daily bread‚ clothes for his back‚ Shoes for his feet and a fair wife and child with a span of years to share their lives together” -solon Pg. 44 “to the mass of the people I gave the
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Solon Cassy Franson 1st Hour‚ Mr. Cole Work Cited Page 1.) Gill‚ N.S. "About." About. (2012): n. page. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/solon/a/Solon.htm>. 2.) ".Greeka." .Greeka. n. page. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.greeka.com/greece-famous-people/solon.htm>. 3.) "Jona Lendering ." Jona Lendering . (2005): n. page. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <http://www.livius.org/so-st/solon/solon.html>. 4.) "Solon". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia
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brink of revolution‚ the citizens of Athens looked upon Solon and gave him the task of creating new laws for them because of troubles that had been plaguing them for a long time. “ They saw that he more than anyone else in city‚ stood apart from the injustices of the time and was involved neither in the extortions of the rich nor the privations of the poor” (Plutarch 55‚ Par 1). In this paper I will be writing of changes that took effect under Solon and whether those changes resolved the conflicts that
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crossed the boundary‚ and are not longer appreciating the culture. Imitating traits of a minority or part of a minority’s culture for one’s own personal gain‚ is not appreciation—it is appropriation. Appropriation is considered offensive‚ as rude as Draco Malfoy is to his Muggle-born peers. If it is for one’s own personal agenda‚ for instance‚ as a fashion statement‚ then you are no longer appreciating a culture. Traditional clothing is one of the most common ways cultures can be appropriated: Native
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Work experience “Would u help me…….?” Ten minutes later…. “Would you help me……?”Seriously‚ I love doing what my employer asked me to do rather than sitting in the staff room and listening to my I-POD! I was working in a hair salon in Dorking for work experience. The first few days it was quite boring as there were only a few clients. But until Thursday and Friday my work experience became interesting! My work was mainly based on shampooing‚ serving the clients with tea or coffee‚ washing
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the people. Four major rulers with their own law systems were Hammurabi‚ Draco‚ Solon‚ and Diocletian. All four rulers established laws of their own that the people of their nation had to abide by or else they would pay the consequences. The people feared their laws whether it was because of the harsh punishments‚ the threat of death‚ the fines they had to pay‚ or a tax system that hurt the poor even more. Hammurabi‚ Draco‚ Solon‚ and Diocletian all had their own ways of displaying their laws and showing
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In ancient Greece the polis evolved greatly. This evolution included a break with theocratic politics and four stages that Greek city-states generally moved through. The evolution also included contributions made by Draco‚ Solon‚ Pisistratus‚ and Cleisthenes to Athenian Democracy. The city-states first political association during early stages of civilization was based on tribal allegiances. The polis was a self-governing community that expressed the will of free citizens‚ not the desires of gods
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In early Athens before Draco’s laws‚ there were no written sentencing guides or punishments in place for crimes committed. This meant that the punishments for the same crimes remained inconsistent. Instead if the victim was dead then the family was left to get compensation from the criminal themselves or seek revenge by their own accord. ’He who kills another Athenian‚ without a purpose or by accident should be banished from Athens for ever. If the killer apologises to the family of the murdered
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