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Solon, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Solon, an aristocrat and an important figure in the history of democracy, was elected [i]archon eponymous[/i] of Athens. A wise man, Solon is supposed to have said ... Solon, an aristocrat and an important figure in the history of democracy, was elected archon eponymous for a year to prevent tyrants from taking control...
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Solon's laws, passed in 594, were an answer to a crisis that has to be reconstructed largely from his response to it. Most scholars believe that Solon's laws continued to be available for consultation in the 5th and 4th centuries; ... Solon canceled all "debt" (as stated, this cannot yet have been debt incurred in a...
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Solon was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece and dominated Athenian politics for several decades, becoming the city's chief magistrate. 595 BC - Solon revived the martial spirit of his countrymen, which had sunk under the effect of repeated disasters, obtained command of a body of troops, and conquered the island.
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; —written by Solon Massey, published September 29, 1859; ... But he was passionately fond of books, and devoted his leisure to reading every thing that came in his way—books of sciences, arts, history, biography and political economy—besides reading the Bible through five several times by course.
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Solon Daggett, one of the oldest settlers of Ottawa County, Michigan, and an honored resident of Chester Township, owning an interest in the old Daggett homestead, a finely cultivated farm, improved with a large and handsome residence and substantial and commodious barns, occupies one of the valued landmarks of...
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Solon Image ... Solon's life fell in the time of great social and economic change in Greece. As a result of the growing importance of commerce, capital was becoming concentrated in a few hands, while the small farmers and agricultural laborers were weighed down with debt.
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