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461
Pericles takes power
increaced number of public officials even poor citizens could serve as public officials. more citizens engaged in self-government. stregnthened saftey of empire with navy. used overseas trade. -
500
Cleisthenes
broke up power of the nobility by breaking people into ten groups based on location. Allowed citizens to submit laws for debate -
Feb 5, 621
Draco takes power
draco develops law code based on idea that rich and poor are all equal under law -
Solon takes power
solon outlawed slavery, organized people into four social classes according to wealth. introduced legal concepts where citizens could bring charges against wrongdoers