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In Solon's time, the government was by the oligarchs (the rich few). Solon's task was to bring reforms to prevent the poorer oppressed majority from revolting, and he removed det slavery and recovered those sold into slavery abroad. His partial solution did not solve the problem and the people backed a tyrant to provide a mere equitable solution. This improved the situation, but it was not until 50 years later that Cleisthenes established a limited democracy which started providing a more even balance.

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None - his function was to avoid a civil war by setting a balance between the aristocracy and the poorer citizens, and recover those sold into slavery for debt. This was a temporary solution and tyrants were appointed to curb the resurgent aristocracy, and it was not for another 80 years the Cleisthenes introduced a limited democracy.

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