<P> Solon ( Greek : Σόλων Sólōn , ( só. lɔːn ) ; c. 638 -- c. 558 BC ) was an Athenian statesman , lawmaker , and poet . He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political , economic , and moral decline in archaic Athens . His reforms failed in the short term , yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy . He wrote poetry for pleasure , as patriotic propaganda , and in defense of his constitutional reforms . </P>
<P> Solon ( Greek : Σόλων Sólōn , ( só. lɔːn ) ; c. 638 -- c. 558 BC ) was an Athenian statesman , lawmaker , and poet . He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political , economic , and moral decline in archaic Athens . His reforms failed in the short term , yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy . He wrote poetry for pleasure , as patriotic propaganda , and in defense of his constitutional reforms . </P>
who reformed the athenian constitution into a true democracy
who reformed the athenian constitution into a true democracy
Solon
Solon