Athens
by: M Santich
Who
Citizens
In Athens neither woman nor slaves were citizens. Only Free Athenian born men were citizens.
Solon
Solon was born in 638 B.C. He was born into a noble family and at the age of 55 he was elected archon of Athens. He was a poet, politician and lawmaker. He split Athenian society into five groups based on annual income. Unfortunately he died in 559 B.C.
Boys in Ancient Athens
Boys in ancient Athens were usually taught at home until the age of 6, 7, or 8 when they first started to attend school. At school they learned how to read, write, and play a musical instrument (usually a flute or a lyre.) They learned poetry of Homer, how to give a persuasive speech, and they studied math and science.
Girls in Ancient Athens
Girls in ancient Athens didn't go to school instead they were taught at home by their mothers. They learned how to cook, sew, and run a household. Only some girls learned how to read and write. Girls usually got married when at least over 20 years old.
Solon
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Athens
Athens was very famous for their acropolis. Athens was the first of the Greek city-states to develop a democracy.The leader of this direct democracy was Solon. He ruled during Ancient Athens' golden age in 594 B.C.
Where
Athens is surrounded by mountains in the North, East, and West and by the Aegean and Cretan Sea in the South. Some of its bordering cities were Eretria, Plataea, Megara, and Thebes. Athens was famous for and the center of art and literature. Because of this many writers, artists, and philosophers lived in and traveled to Athens.
When
In 431 B.C. Sparta declared war on Athens which ended up being the Peloponnesian War. After 21 years of fighting Athens finally surrendered to 404 B.C. After the Peloponnesian War King Philip II of Macedon planned to Build his on Empire toward the South on the weakened Greek city-states.