1 gen 665 anni a. C. - Athens

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By 700 BCE, Athens = unified polis, across Attica
peninsula
Early Athens, ruled by a king
§ Oligarchy in Athens
§ Assembly of all citizens had few powers
§ End of 7th century:
§ Faced political turmoil
§ Serious economic problems
§ Athenian farmers, sold into slavery
§ When unable to pay debts to aristocrats
§ Cries to cancel debts, give land to poor
§ Civil War seemed likely

§ Solon:
§ Given power by aristocrats in 594 BCE
§ Reform-minded
§ Canceled all land debts
§ Freed people enslaved for debts
§ Refused land redistribution
§ Aristocrats still powerful
§ Poor peasants couldn’t obtain land
§ Internal strife eventually led to tyranny

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