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The great inequality in the society had polarised the city into opposing factions:
- The upper class which favoured extreme oligarchy (=rule of the few = the wealthy),
- Etreme democrats (= rule of the people = rich and poor),
- Those in the middle who wanted a broadly-based oligarchy (=rule by the propertied classes = landowners rich and poor).
The small landowners were in debt to the rich and liable to enslavement if they could not pay themselves out, which they had little prospect of doing, poor parents even being forced to sell their children. The situation had no forseeable resolution in the existing legal, political and economic regime.
With the prospect of civil war looming, they turned to Solon as a man who could find them a solution and appointed him tyrant - with unlimited power - to reconstruct the society.
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Was Cleistheries the Athenian ruler of 594 BC?
Philombrotus 595-594 BCE , followed by Solon 594-593 BCE.
What happened to Athens in 404 bc and why?
The Peloponesion War ends and Athens falls so Sparta takes over.
The two major disasters to strike Athens in the late fifth century BC were?
Pague and war
Who were the Thirty Tyrants?
Pro-Spartan rulers in Athens after the loss of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC.
When did the peloponnesian war start and end?
The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta was a conflict lasting from 431 to 404 BC .
Who ruled Athens in 594 bc?
Solon was appointed archon for a year to resolve a looming civil war between the aristocrats and common citizens.
Was Cleistheries the Athenian ruler of 594 BC?
Philombrotus 595-594 BCE , followed by Solon 594-593 BCE.
Who faught in the peloponnesian war?
Athens and Sparta fought Persia in the Peloponesian War.
What happened to Athens in 404 bc and why?
The Peloponesion War ends and Athens falls so Sparta takes over.
How many years was the war between Athens and Sparta for?
For almost 30 years on and off. From 431 BC to 404 BC.
Where did the Peloponnesian War end?
The Peloponnesian Wars ceased at the Battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC and Athens , in 404 BC , capitulated to the Spartans .
Who fought the peloponnesian war?
Generally, it was Athens (with its navy) versus Sparta (with its army). This was a war (from 431 to 404 BC) in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the Peloponnesian League, including Sparta.
What was fought between Athens and Sparta?
The Peloponnesian War, 431 to 404 BC, was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
What empire tried to conquer Athens in the 5th century BC?
The Persian empire.Note: Athens was also fighting with the Spartans, see the Pelopponnesian war.
The two major disasters to strike Athens in the late fifth century BC were?
Pague and war
Who were the Thirty Tyrants?
Pro-Spartan rulers in Athens after the loss of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC.
Where did the polyponnesian war take place?
This war took place in Greece in the 5th century BC, between Sparta and Athens.
