Annotated Bibliography Solon
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 Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/553609/Solon>.
Solon was an Athenian Statesman and was known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He was born in 630 B.C. and passed away in 560 B.C. He was a noted poet who introduced a new more humane law code, ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government and substituted a system of control by the wealthy (Britannica/Solon). Solon was of noble descent but moderate means. He may have been a merchant as the tradition states and his travels and economic measures suggest. When Solon was alive in 6th century it was a troubled time for …show more content…
He instituted a census of annual income, recognized primarily in measures of grain, wine, and oil, the principal products of the soil, and accordingly divided the citizens into four income groups. Therefore, political privilege was allowed on the basis of these divisions. All citizens were entitled to attend the general Assembly (Gill, N.S.) which became at least potentially the sovereign body, entitled to pass laws and decrees, elect officials, and hear appeals from the most important decisions of the courts. The people themselves for a while preferred to be able to trust the most important positions to members of the old aristocratic
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 Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 28 Nov. 2012
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/553609/Solon>.
Solon was an Athenian Statesman and was known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He was born in 630 B.C. and passed away in 560 B.C. He was a noted poet who introduced a new more humane law code, ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government and substituted a system of control by the wealthy (Britannica/Solon). Solon was of noble descent but moderate means. He may have been a merchant as the tradition states and his travels and economic measures suggest. When Solon was alive in 6th century it was a troubled time for …show more content…
He instituted a census of annual income, recognized primarily in measures of grain, wine, and oil, the principal products of the soil, and accordingly divided the citizens into four income groups. Therefore, political privilege was allowed on the basis of these divisions. All citizens were entitled to attend the general Assembly (Gill, N.S.) which became at least potentially the sovereign body, entitled to pass laws and decrees, elect officials, and hear appeals from the most important decisions of the courts. The people themselves for a while preferred to be able to trust the most important positions to members of the old aristocratic