← SolonFragmentsby SolonSurviving poetic remains of the archaic Greek statesmanFind on Amazon↗About the authorSolonAthenian statesman and poet who used verse to express his political philosophy and social reforms. His elegies and iambic poems are among the earliest Greek poetry to reflect civic concerns.More by SolonElegiesElegiac poems on justice and democratic reform in ancient Athens→IambicsIambic verses from the Athenian lawgiver and poet→