# Solon — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/solon-whe-definition-discussion/1658>\
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**Created:** [March 10, 2016, 10:14am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/solon-whe-definition-discussion/1658 "2016-03-10T10:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 10:14am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/solon-whe-definition-discussion/1658/1 "2016-03-10T10:14:00Z")

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Solon (c. 640 – c. 560 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet, who is credited with restructuring the social and political organisation of Athens and thereby laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Such were his accomplishments that, in later centuries, he became a sort of semi-mythical founding father figure who had set Athens on the path to the glory and prosperity the city enjoyed in the Classical period.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/solon/](https://www.worldhistory.org/solon/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/solon-whe-definition-discussion/1658/2 "2026-07-28T19:29:43Z")

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