Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Introduction; Attike before Solon; The unification of Attike; Kylon's unsuccessful attempt to establish a tyranny and its aftermath; The codification of laws by Drakon; Solon; Solon: the man and his outlook; Solon's relief measures; Solon's stimulation of the economy; Solon's broadening of the basis of government; Estimates of Solon's achievements; From Solon to Peisistratos; Peisistratos's attempts to become tyrant; The Peisistratid tyranny; The tyranny of the Peisistratidai; The murder of Hipparkhos.
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A critical approach to the sources of information on ancient Athenian politics presenting contemporary sources, later historical and biographical writings, archaeological evidence, inscriptions on stone, and papyri from Egypt.
Athenian politics, c. 800-500 B.C.
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Nobility-- Political activity-- Greece-- Athens-- History.