History Timeline

  • Cleisthenes
    500

    Cleisthenes

    He introduced further reforms. He broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based off where they live rather than their wealth.
  • Draco
    Feb 5, 621

    Draco

    Draco made a law that all rich and poor Americans were equal. Draco's code dealt very harshly with criminals, making death for practically every crime.
  • Solon

    Solon

    Solon stated that no citizen should own another citizen, He also organized all Athenian citizens into four social classes divided by wealth.
  • Pericles

    Pericles

    Pericles came from a rich and high-ranking noble family. His mother was also the niece if Cleisthenes.