Solon by Jonathan https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9 The Lawgiver en-us 2014-07-25 01:43:54 UTC 2017-03-15 10:37:19 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d262le4z25sx36.cloudfront.net/portraits/announcement.jpg After he had finished his reforms, he traveled abroad for ten years, so that the Athenians could not induce him to repeal any of his laws. His first stop was Egypt. There, according to Herodotus he visited the Pharaoh of Egypt Amasis II. According to Plutarch, he spent some time and discussed philosophy with two Egyptian priests, Psenophis of Heliopolis and Sonchis of Sais. According to Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, he visited Neith's temple atSais and received from the priests there an account of the history of Atlantis. Next Solon sailed to Cyprus, where he oversaw the construction of a new capital for a local king, in gratitude for which the king named it Soloi. lee0117 https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30912694 I learnt that Solon spend time in Egypt discussing about philosophy with two Egyptian priests.

]]> 2014-07-25 01:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30912694  In 594 B.C.E, he was elected Chief Magistrate. In office, he developed a humane code of laws that formed the foundation of Athenian democracy and ended aristocratic government control. After his tenure, Solon spent a decade in voluntary exile, and wrote poetry that influenced Athenian learning. Solon lived to an advanced age and died circa 560 B.C.E. lee0117 https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30913106 I learnt that Solon was Chief Magistrate and that he formed the foundation of Athenian democracy.

]]> 2014-07-25 01:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30913106 Solon's travels finally brought him to Sardis, capital of Lydia. According to Herodotus and Plutarch, he met with Croesus and gave the Lydian king advice, which however Croesus failed to appreciate until it was too late. Croesus had considered himself to be the happiest man alive and Solon had advised him, "Count no man happy until he be dead." The reasoning was that at any minute, fortune might turn on even the happiest man and make his life miserable. It was only after he had lost his kingdom to the Persian king Cyrus, while awaiting execution, that Croesus acknowledged the wisdom of Solon's advice. lee0117 https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30913277 Solon was born around 630BC and died in 558BC.

]]> 2014-07-25 01:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/30913277 Other lee0117 https://padlet.com/lee0117/rey41knuhxn9/wish/31084095 Poetry was Solon's way of entertaining himself.

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