CLASSIC 36B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Gerousia, Helots, Athenian Democracy
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Solon: athenian lawmaker and poet; known for his efforts to legislate against political: answer who, what, when, how give some context (5 out of 10) economic, and moral decline in archaic athens. He enacted the economic reforms, legal reforms, constitutional reforms, and established the solonian council of the 400 return home to argos to kill his mother in order to avenge the death of his father. clout. Orestes: he is the son of clytemnestra and agamemnon. Cleisthenes: cleisthenes emerged as leading political figure after a struggle for political. Thermopylae: the persian army decided to make their land defense at the pass of. Artemis: goddess who agamemnon offends as a result commands him to kill his. Gerousia: it was made up of 30 members including 2 kings. Xerxes: son and successor of darius who decided to invade greece. He was the king of boul : it is known as the council of 500, which was the most important body of: 3.