Visual Timeline: Solon

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640 BCE - 560 BCE: Life of Athenian statesman and lawmaker Solon.
 
621 BCE: Draco produces a new law code in Athens.
 
 
594 BCE - 593 BCE: In Athens the archon Solon lays the foundations for democracy.
 
 
508 BCE: Reforms by Cleisthenes establishes democracy in Athens.
 
 
 
 
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