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Cleisthenes
Cleisthenes organized the citizens into ten groups based on where you lived and not your wealth. -
Feb 5, 621
Draco
Draco developed a legal code based on the idea that all Athenians, rich or poor, were equal under law. -
Solon
Solon believed that citizens shouldn't own other citizens, so he outlawed debt slavery. -
Pericles
Pericles made it possible for even the poorest citizen to become elected as an official.
