The Economic Reforms of Solon

7th century acquire activities actually Agora agricultural Aigina Aiginetans already ancient appearance Argos argues associated Assyria Athenian Athens Attica became become believe borrower building burial continued debts demand discussion earlier early East economic elite established evidence exchange existed export fact farmer foreign gifts graves Greece Greek hektemoroi Homeric poems important increase indicate individuals introduced Italy king Knossos land later least living loan major means measures mentioned merchants Morris nature needed notes offerings oikos olive paid peasant period Phoenicians points polis political poor position possible pottery practice probably problem production proposes references reforms remains rent result rich settlements silver similar social society Solon specific status structure suggest taking term town trade vases wealth weights