Solon
Ancient Greece
The Last Words of King Croesus
The last words of king Croesus are a phrase that is still used today, as is the name of the king that is used to describe someone excessively rich
Greece
Greece Finds the Answer – Arrest All Debtors (If They’re Poor)
ATHENS - Not content with taxing the poor to protect the rich, Greece is putting the arm on the penniless, starting with the arrest of an unemployed Cretan father of seven, whose wife was also jobless. He owed the...
Greece
The Elections, The Crisis And Why Greece Urgently Needs A New Solon
For the Greek people, the economic crisis has an aspect of ancient tragedy mixed with a bad theatrical farce, staged on behalf of Ms. Merkel as well as Greek politicians. As the crisis deepens, more than 250,000 people visit...