Early Athenian
Lawgivers
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By 800BCE –
Athens replaced
the king with the land owning
aristrocracy
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Draco
(Code of Laws)
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“draconian”
(
unusually severe or cruel
)
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Solon
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Abolished debt slavery
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Limited the amount of land one could own.
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Allowed assembly of citizens – power.