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name: Solon of Athens
name_greek: Σόλων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος
eul_aid: ari
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/solon-of-athens-ari"
period: Archaic
dialect: Attic
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Solon of Athens

*Σόλων ὁ Ἀθηναῖος*

**eul_aid:** `ari` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/solon-of-athens-ari)

Solon, Athenian statesman and lawgiver of the 6th century BCE. Poetic fragments on politics and justice. Free to read and download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [Solon's Salamis Elegy](https://eulogikon.org/works/solon-athens-salamis-elegy-ari-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `ari-aa`

## License and provenance

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