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because solan won wars over some athenian farmers and not some farmers
Solon would wipe away some of the farmer's debts when he was in charge.
popular- he canceled the depts of farmers unpopular set all the slaves freely
he canceled the depts of farmersfreed the slaves
popular- he canceled the depts of farmers unpopular set all the slaves freely
because they grew crops better
he canceled the depts of farmersfreed the slaves
Solon was the athenian ruler.
Solon's role was to stop the exploitation of the small farmers against exploitation by the big landowners. Obviously this created friends and enemies. After his efforts, power to the oligarch re-emerged and the lower people turned to tyrants to balance the structure.
He canceled the dept from farmers and slaves.
Solon
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