History Timeline

  • 500

    Cleisthenes

    Cleisthenes
    He introduced further reforms. He broke up the power of the nobility by organizing citizens into ten groups based off where they live rather than their wealth.
  • Feb 5, 621

    Draco

    Draco
    Draco made a law that all rich and poor Americans were equal. Draco's code dealt very harshly with criminals, making death for practically every crime.
  • Solon

    Solon
    Solon stated that no citizen should own another citizen, He also organized all Athenian citizens into four social classes divided by wealth.
  • Pericles

    Pericles
    Pericles came from a rich and high-ranking noble family. His mother was also the niece if Cleisthenes.