. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. THE name of Solon lias become pro-verbial as that of a wise lawgiver,who gave to his State a Constitutionwhich established internal harmonyand promoted its proper develop-ment. He was one of the SevenSages of Greece, and a descendantof Codrus, the last King of was born in the Island of Salamisabout 638 In his youth hewas a merchant and visited foreigfncountries, partly to improve his fortune, and partly to gratifyhis curiosity and to gain experience of men, manners andinstitutions. In his boyhood the Megarian
. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. THE name of Solon lias become pro-verbial as that of a wise lawgiver,who gave to his State a Constitutionwhich established internal harmonyand promoted its proper develop-ment. He was one of the SevenSages of Greece, and a descendantof Codrus, the last King of was born in the Island of Salamisabout 638 In his youth hewas a merchant and visited foreigfncountries, partly to improve his fortune, and partly to gratifyhis curiosity and to gain experience of men, manners andinstitutions. In his boyhood the Megarians had seized andoccupied Salamis, and the Athenians were so imbecile anddemoralized by discord and faction, that they failed to recoverit until Solon, now a man, wrote a poem on the loss of hisnative Salamis. Having thus excited the martial spirit of thepeople, he was given command of an expedition and led a forcewhich gained a decisive victory over the IMegarians. Thismilitary achievement led to his political career. The Athe-nian State was torn by violent dissensi
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