only people who were over the age of 30 and were citizens. to be a citizen you had to be a man who was born in Athens, and hadn't convicted a crime.
Solon of Athens, the reformer.
Themistocles
King Aegeas
Laws that are made directly by the people are known as initiatives or referendums. Initiatives are proposed laws that are placed on the ballot for voters to approve or reject, while referendums are laws passed by the legislature that are then voted on by the public. Both allow citizens to have a direct impact on the laws that govern them.
The Pynx
Athens
Citizens directly made the laws themselves.
The citizens of Athens.
They ended up having a democracy in Athens and an assembly voted on laws suggested by the 50 people in the council of elders.
The laws he chose were the ones that changed the outlook of slavery. That is how Solon promoted democracy in Athens
Dracon brought in a suite of harsh laws to curb rampant lawlessness. Today we call that type of regime Draconian.
After expulsion of the tyrants he fended off the attempted return of the oligarchs by introducing in 507 BCE a limited form of democracy.
Solon made political reforms in Athens.
Sparta was different from Athens because Athens was more artlike and Sparta was tought to be tough ruthless people they were tought to steal kill and make slaves but on the other hand Athens did not go crazy with power like Sparta did they maintained society and they made laws to enforce what you should live like back then
Pericles made Athens a beautiful city.