Solon

c. 630–c. 560 BCE

Athenian lawmaker whose reforms laid the groundwork for democracy.

Known as

Statesman

Category

Leaders & Baddies

Born

c. 630 BCE, Athens

Died

c. 560 BCE, Cyprus

Alive at the same time as Solon

• Jeremiah c. 650–c. 570 BCE, prophet
• Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642–562 BCE, king
• Sappho c. 630–c. 570 BCE, poet
• Thales of Miletus c. 624–c. 546 BCE, philosopher
• Aesop c. 620–c. 564 BCE, fabulist
• Anaximander c. 610–c. 546 BCE, philosopher
• Cyrus the Great c. 600–530 BCE, king
• Mahavira 599–527 BCE, spiritual leader
• Croesus c. 595–c. 546 BCE, king
• Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
• Cleisthenes c. 570–c. 505 BCE, statesman
• Nabonidus Died c. 539 BCE, king

Portrait: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.