Athenian Government & Empire Flashcards
Solon’s legislation
Repealed Draco’s legislation(except concerning murder)
Divide Athens into four economic classes
Seisactheia
Embargo on all agricultural foods except olives and oil
594
Solon
Seisactheia
Cancellation of all debts
Axones
Wooden tablets
Solon laws inscribed on these
570
Solon is awarded Salamis by Sparta instead of Megara
According to Herodotus, Solon met with ___________, who considered him a very wise man.
King Croesus of Lydia
What was Solon’s motto?
“Avoid Excess”
Solon never tried to make himself a-
Tyrant
Solon is used as a term meaning-
Legislator
What was Solon’s occupation?
Poet, traveler, and lawgiver
Who established the Council of Four Hundred?
Solon
What was the Council of Four Hundred’s original duty?
To prepare the business of the Assembly
Heliaea
Body of 6,000 jurors
How long did Solon serve as archon?
22 years
Shore(Coast) party
Merchants
Plain Party
Wealthy landowners
Mountain(Hill) Party
Peasants and laborers
Which party did Pisistratus lead?
Mountain Party
556
Pisistratus’ first expulsion
550
Pisistratus’ return with Phye
549
Pisistratus’ second expulsion
546
Pisistratus’ third and final rise to power
How long did Pisistratus rule during his final reign?
20 years
527
Pisistratus’ death
Name Pisistratus’ sons
Hippias, Hipparchus, and Thessalus
Which over Pisistratus’ sons were not involved in politics?
Thessalus
Tyranicides
Aristogeniton and Harmodius
What tyrant did Aristogeniton and Harmodius kill?
Hipparchus
Who did Athens appeal to in order to overthrow Hippias?
Cleisthenes of the Alcaemonid family
Who else is a member of the Alcaemonids?
Megacles
“First free Athens”
Fake Delphic Oracle would repeat this to Spartans until they got rid of Hippias for Athens
What Spartan King drove out Hippias?
Cleomenes
510
Hippias expelled; Isagorus establishes an oligarchy
507
Cleisthenes restores democracy
Who is considered the “second founder of Athenian democracy”?
Cleisthenes