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RMEC7PC2–Solon c. 638 BC – c. 558 BC; Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet. often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.
RMP67NE0–Solon by Francesco Hayez ( Venice 1791-Milan 1882 ) Italy, Italian ( Solon 630– 560 bc Greece Greek ( Athenian statesman and lawgiver. One of the Seven Sages, he revised the code of laws established by Draco. His division of the citizens into four classes based on wealth rather than birth was the basis for Athenian democracy )
RMJH2FFB–A meeting of the Athenian Council aka Boule, in 594. Each of 10 tribes provided 50 councillors who were at least 30 years old. Their most important task was to draft the deliberations for discussion and approval in the Assembly. They also directed finances, controlled the maintenance of the fleet and of the cavalry, judged the fitness of the magistrates-elect, received foreign ambassadors, advised the generals in military matters, and they could be given special powers in an emergency.
RMBABX58–Aristides, 530 - 468 BC, Athenian politician and statesman, ostracism 482 BC, full length, history painting, German copper engraving, 1832, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RMB10MT9–Stele with a relief showing Democracy crowning Demos (the people of Athens), ca. 337 B.C. Athens, Agora Museum
RMMMPC1A–. English: This lovely little map or city plan of Athens and Environs in Ancient Greece, was prepared by M. Barbie de Bocage in 1784 for the “Travels of Anarcharsis”. Athens, capital of the Athenian Empire, was the heart of Ancient Greek culture and the quintessential Ancient Greek city state. It was here that Greek philosophy and literature as well as the concept of democracy first evolved. This plan of Athens, based on excavations and ancient sources offers impressive and accurate detail. Includes the Long Walls, build to protect merchants as they passed from Athens to the port city of Pira
RM2JK4KXH–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854.
RM2TARK8T–Portrait of Themistocles (c. 524 – c. 459 BC) an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy.
RMBHRC2Y–Temple of Athena Nike, Athena Nike, goddess of war, goddess of wisdom, Acropolis, city of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
RMG15JD4–Chilon of Sparta (6th century BC) was a Lacedaemonian and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He was a famous legislator and reformer from Athens, framing the laws shaped the Athenian democracy. Chilon is said to have helped to overthrow the tyranny at Sicy
RF2GH6X7G–Pericles (c. 495 - 429) was an Athenian statesman. He was largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century BC, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, which resulted in Athens being the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447. This bust is housed in the British Museum in London.
RM2B020E7–Cleisthenes (Greek: Κλεισθένης, also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BCE. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as 'The Father of Athenian Democracy'. He was the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon, as the younger son of the latter's daughter Agariste and her husband Megacles. Also, he was credited for increasing powers of assembly and he also broke up the power of the nobility of Athens.
![Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens.[2] His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.[3][4][5] He wrote poetry for pleasure, as patriotic propaganda, and in defence of his constitutional reform. Copperplate engraving From the Encyclopaedia Londinensis or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature; Volume VIII; Edited by Wilkes, John. Published in L Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2G78B32/solon-c-630-c-560-bc-was-an-athenian-statesman-lawmaker-and-poet-he-is-remembered-particularly-for-his-efforts-to-legislate-against-political-economic-and-moral-decline-in-archaic-athens-2-his-reforms-failed-in-the-short-term-yet-he-is-often-credited-with-having-laid-the-foundations-for-athenian-democracy-3-4-5-he-wrote-poetry-for-pleasure-as-patriotic-propaganda-and-in-defence-of-his-constitutional-reform-copperplate-engraving-from-the-encyclopaedia-londinensis-or-universal-dictionary-of-arts-sciences-and-literature-volume-viii-edited-by-wilkes-john-published-in-l-2G78B32.jpg "Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens.[2] His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.[3][4][5] He wrote poetry for pleasure, as patriotic propaganda, and in defence of his constitutional reform. Copperplate engraving From the Encyclopaedia Londinensis or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature; Volume VIII; Edited by Wilkes, John. Published in L Stock Photo")
RM2G78B32–Solon (c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens.[2] His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy.[3][4][5] He wrote poetry for pleasure, as patriotic propaganda, and in defence of his constitutional reform. Copperplate engraving From the Encyclopaedia Londinensis or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature; Volume VIII; Edited by Wilkes, John. Published in L
RM2B51M5R–Old color lithography portrait. Themistocles (c. 525-460 BC) was an Athenian politician and general during the beginnings of Athenian democracy. Elect
RM2HJPBRP–Representation de Solon (640-558 av JC) homme d'Etat, legislateur et poete athenien connu pour avoir instaure la democratie a Athenes - il a joue un role politique important, etant a l'origine d'une serie de reformes qui accrurent considerablement le role de la classe populaire dans la politique athenienne (Portrait of Solon (640-558 BC) Athenian statesman, legislator and poet known for establishing the foundations for Athenian democracy - he played an important political role, being at the origin of a series of reforms which considerably increased the role of the popular class in Athenian pol
RFPB4NP8–Athens, Greece - June 29, 2018. Graffiti of philosopher Solon, founder of Athenian democracy, by INO, a visual artist from Greece, in a building facad
RF2FYKXYK–ATHENS, GREECE - May 18, 2021: Parthenon is a temple of classical Athens, in the Athenian Acropolis of Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Athens
RFT4FWCJ–Statue of Pericles ('ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΣ' means 'full of glory') in central Athens, Greece. By Faltermeier. Probably the only statue in Athens made by non-Greek.
RM2A5W40P–Paestum templi (Hera,Neptune, Athena) in Cilento, South Italy. centuries of Greek domination
RM2RTWB61–Demosthenes (384-322 BCE) ancient Greek statesman, orator, and one of the greatest speakers in the history of classical Athens
RM2K5WR4B–The Pnyx (507 B.C.) with the carved steps of the speaker's platform (bema) near the Athenian Acropolis, Greece. Pericles, Demosthenes etc. spoke here
RM2JK4KYA–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854.
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RM2JKM9WC–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.
RM2B020EA–Cleisthenes (Greek: Κλεισθένης, also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes) was a noble Athenian of the Alcmaeonid family. He is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BCE. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as 'The Father of Athenian Democracy'. He was the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon, as the younger son of the latter's daughter Agariste and her husband Megacles. Also, he was credited for increasing powers of assembly and he also broke up the power of the nobility of Athens.
RM2G78ATG–Themistocles ('Glory of the Law' c. 524–459 BC) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the support of lower-class Athenians, and generally being at odds with the Athenian nobility. Elected archon in 493 BC, he convinced the polis to increase the naval power of Athens, a recurring theme in his political career. During the first Persian invasion of Greece he fought at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC) and was possibly o
RF2JRY53R–This 1913 illustration shows the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art, an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy and Western civilization. Jules Guérin 1866 –1946) was an American muralist, architectural delineator, and illustrator. A painter and widely published magazine illustrator, he gained prominence for his architectural work such as in the 1906, Plan for Chicago, and for the
RF2FYKY8N–ATHENS, GREECE - May 18, 2021: Parthenon is a temple of classical Athens, in the Athenian Acropolis of Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Athens
RMA2REKF–The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis
RM2A5W40D–Paestum templi (Hera,Neptune, Athena) in Cilento, South Italy. centuries of Greek domination
RM2X0YB1T–Parthenon, the most emblematic ancient temple in Athens, Greece, a symbol of culture and democracy all across the world.
RM2JK4KWX–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854.
RMA7HN3G–Temple of Athena Nike, Athena Nike, goddess of war, goddess of wisdom, Acropolis, city of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
RM2JKM9TP–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.
RMDTTJMF–Athens. Agora or marketplace. The Acropolis is in the background. Engraving by J. Buhlmann, color
RF2JRY55A–The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art, an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy and Western civilization. Jules Guérin 1866 –1946) was an American muralist, architectural delineator, and illustrator. A painter and widely published magazine illustrator, he gained prominence for his architectural work such as in the 1906, Plan for Chicago, and for the large murals he painted in many well-known public structures su
RMCP8HJF–The Greek Parliament. A graffiti in pavement that reads freedom-uprise-democracy. Syntagma Square, Athens, Attica, Greece.
RF2FYKY19–ATHENS, GREECE - May 18, 2021: Parthenon is a temple of classical Athens, in the Athenian Acropolis of Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Athens
RMA2REM4–The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis
RM2A5W41K–Paestum templi (Hera,Neptune, Athena) in Cilento, South Italy. centuries of Greek domination
RM2X0YB3B–Parthenon, the most emblematic ancient temple in Athens, Greece, a symbol of culture and democracy all across the world.
RMC125PF–The 'Bema' or 'Vema' of Pnyx, where popular assemblies were taking place in Ancient Athens, Greece.
RMBHNHXN–Temple of Athena Nike, Athena Nike, goddess of war, goddess of wisdom, Acropolis, city of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
RM2D8YNF2–UK, British Museum, bust of Pericles, ruler of golden age Athens, 2nd Century Roman copy of a Greek original
RM2JKM9T2–Solon (ca. 640 BC - ca. 558 BC). Athenian lawmaker, statesman and poet, one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece. Portrait. Engraving by Geoffroy. Detail. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I. 1854. Author: Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882). French engraver.
RMDTC6BJ–The Pnyx (507 B.C.) with the carved steps of the speaker's platform (bema) near the Athenian Acropolis, Greece.
RME3Y3MC–Pnyx monument ancient democratic assembly of Athenian citizens with view to the Acropolis. Athens in springtime.
RM2BD9FGF–Schoolchildren looking at An Audience in Athens During Agamemnon by Aeschylus painted by William Blake Richmond in Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Bi
RF2FYKKAR–ATHENS, GREECE - May 18, 2021: Parthenon is a temple of classical Athens, in the Athenian Acropolis of Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena.Athens,
RMA2REK4–The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis
RM2A5W48N–Paestum templi (Hera,Neptune, Athena) in Cilento, South Italy. centuries of Greek domination
RM2X0YB3J–Parthenon, the most emblematic ancient temple in Athens, Greece, a symbol of culture and democracy all across the world.
RMC62RAE–The 'Bema' or 'Vema' of Pnyx, where popular assemblies were taking place in Ancient Athens, Greece.
RMA7HN1N–Temple of Athena Nike, Athena Nike, goddess of war, goddess of wisdom, Acropolis, city of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
RMED3X55–Pericles (495-495 BC). Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age. Bust. Marble. Roman copy. Vatican.
RMPPJ11W–Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Political and Athenian orator. Bust. Roman copy of an original of 280 BCE Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
RM2AWXXNN–Pericles, 495 a. C.- 429 a. C. He was an important and influential lawyer, magistrate, general, political and Athenian speaker at the time of the gold
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