3/20 Class

Today in class we learned more about Greece. Draco (621 BCE) and all Athenians are equal under law, death is the punishment for many crimes, debt slavery is okay so when they couldn't be there debt they would be a slave till they could. Solon's (594 BCE) outlaws debt slavery, all Athenian citizens can speak at an assembly so they would argue what laws that should have or not and then the laws would be laws, all citizens can press charges against wrongdoers. Cleisthenes(around 500 BCE), allowed citizens to submit laws for debate and assembly, created council of 500 and members were chosen randomly, only free adult male property owners born in Athens. Hippias- a tyrant ruled from 527-510 BCE, brother was murdered, eventually was expelled from Athens, began working with Persian king Darius 1 by helping him invade Marathon.