What caused Solon to come to power? How did Solon ease the plight of the common people?

| August 4, 2021 | education

1. What caused Solon to come to power? 2. How did Solon ease the plight of the common people? 3. What did Solon do in order to deprive the know of the advantages of governing the state?

The people of Attica were enslaved, the inequality between rich and poor led to an uprising. The conflict lasted for a very long time and neither side could win. The people decided to start peace negotiations. In 594, the poor and the rich unanimously elected Solon as archon. Then he canceled all debts, freed enslaved debtors from slavery and banned debt slavery. Solon supported handicraft production, thanks to his measures, olive growing turned into a flourishing branch of agriculture. The replacement of the old Aeginian coin unit with the Euboean one was carried out and this greatly facilitated trade between Athens and other nearby cities.



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