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Solon
Athenian lawgiver whose reforms are compared to Roman institutions.
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Also known as Solon the Athenian
First appearance: i
Solon shows up with force in Of the various kinds of government; and to which of them the Roman commonwealth belonged.. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the founder of Athens' purely democratic government, which led to instability and short duration.
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Character groups
- Historical and Political Examples
- Military Prudence and Tyranny
- Founders and Tyrants
- Early Roman Kings
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Of the various kinds of government; and to which of them the Roman commonwealth belonged.
- Chapter IX
- Of the religion of the Romans
- XL: Of the creation of the Decemvirate in Rome, and what therein is to be noted.
- Chapter X: The True Sinews of War
