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500
Cleisthenes
He reorganized the four groups, into ten groups based on location. He also increased the power of the assembly. He created the council of fivehundred. -
Feb 4, 621
Draco
Draco took power in 621 B.C. He established a law code that all Athenians were equal under law. -
Solon
Solon outlawed debt slavery. Solon organized people into four groips based on their wealth. All citizens could participate in th assembly. -
Pericles
He made the Athenian navy the strongest in the mediterannian. Pericles started the construction of the Parthenon.