Solon was appointed to counter the friction, and threat of revolution, between upper and lower classes mainly over debt slavery. He solved this problem, but it had little to do with democracy which is the people at large controlling government. That did not happen for another 90 year under the active leadership of Cleisthenes in 507 BCE who brought in an assembly where landowners, big and small, passed legislation.
Solon was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. He was an Athenian statesman, lawgiver, and he introduced reforms that paved for democracy in Greece.
did the policies of solon cleisthenes and pericles increase or decrease democracy in greece
Taken from "Pearson my world history" Solon lead to polis, and reformed the courts. He also ended the practice of selling into slavery
Solon was appointed to reduce class warfare in Athens at the beginning of the 5th Century BCE. The city-state was taken over by a tyrant to attempt to rectify the problems which Solon had not fixed, and after this regime was expelled Cleisthenes in 507 BCE took over to prevent a return of oligarch and established a democracy.
The laws he chose were the ones that changed the outlook of slavery. That is how Solon promoted democracy in Athens
they all made reforms in Greece and helped to create democracy
Solon (594 BC), Cleisthenes (508/7 BC), and Ephialtes (462 BC) all contributed to the development of Athenian democracy. Historians differ on which of them was responsible for which institution, and which of them most represented a truly democratic movement. It is most usual to date Athenian democracy from Cleisthenes, since Solon's constitution fell and was replaced by the tyranny of Peisistratus, whereas Ephialtes revised Cleisthenes' constitution relatively peacefully. Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, was killed by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, who were subsequently honored by the Athenians for their alleged restoration of Athenian freedom.
Draco produced a code of law, Cleisthenes introduced limited democracy, Pericles brought in radical democracy.
Solon
Solon did not bring democracy to Athens - he implemented a settlement of a standoff between opposing factions in Athens. Democracy began over 50 years later when Cleisthenes in 508 BCE implemented the democratic principle of putting laws before a citizen assembly to vote on.
Solon was appointed to reduce class warfare in Athens at the beginning of the 5th Century BCE. The city-state was taken over by a tyrant to attempt to rectify the problems which Solon had not fixed, and after this regime was expelled Cleisthenes in 507 BCE took over to prevent a return of oligarch and established a democracy.
SOlon
By giving the poor more political powers which was reformed by Solon and Cleisthenes in order for equal power between the rich and the poor.
After the initial democracy established by Cleisthenes in 508 BCE went into abeyance during and after the Persian invasion, Ephialtes re-established the democracy in 460 BCE. He was assassinated by the aristocrats and his deputy Pericles took over, expelling the aristocratic Themistocles son of Melesias and progressed development into a direct democracy where the citizens directed action meeting in regular assemblies.
The laws he chose were the ones that changed the outlook of slavery. That is how Solon promoted democracy in Athens
the real leaders of Athens were Solon , Peisistratus , Cleisthenes , & Pericles but the first one was Pericles ;]
By giving the poor more political powers which was reformed by Solon and Cleisthenes in order for equal power between the rich and the poor.
they all made reforms in Greece and helped to create democracy
Solon
they all made reforms in Greece and helped to create democracy