In 594BC, Solon was appointed as archon (leader with supreme civil authority and power to act as a judge to cases involving Athenian citizens) to Athens, in an attempt to reform the state, which was facing a number of social and economic problems caused by political systems that they had in place at the time. His appointment was also intended to alleviate the problems that were threatening Athens with civil war, caused by other practices …showed first 75 words of 2391 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2391 total…one side of society exclusively it could have easily led to civil war. Although his measures did not make a huge difference to most aspects of Athenian life, the fact that the prospect of moving up in society was now there gave all the poor more hope then ever before, and more importantly Solon paved the way for future rulers to build upon the foundations of his work and bring the citizens of Athens together.