The directory «Plots»

Solon (Σόλων)
(c.639–c.559 B.C.)

Athenian statesman, lawgiver, and reformer. He was also a poet, and some of his patriotic verse in the Ionic dialect is extant. At some time (perhaps c.600 B.C.) he led the Athenians in the recapture of Salamis from the Megarians. He was elected chief archon in 594 at a time of social, economic, and political stress in Athens. With most of the... More...

Cyprus, 1974, Solon in mosaic