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Solon (c.639-559 B.C.) An Athenian archon, Solon instituted extensive reforms in Athens including; a ban on the borrowing of money on the person of the debtor; a ban on the export of all products except oil; and he also limited the amount of a single land holding.
Arthur Mayer Wolfson, Essentials in Ancient History (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, 1902) 92. (National Museum, Naples)
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