Seisachtheia cancellation of debts
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Seisachtheia was a landmark set of economic and social reforms in archaic Athens that abolished debt slavery and relieved many citizens of crippling debts.
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| Seisachtheia cancellation of debts canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Seisachtheia cancellation of debts Context triple: [Solon of Athens, implementedReform, Seisachtheia cancellation of debts]
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Target entity: Seisachtheia cancellation of debts Target entity description: Seisachtheia was a landmark set of economic and social reforms in archaic Athens that abolished debt slavery and relieved many citizens of crippling debts.
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A.
The Debt
The Debt is a film associated with John Madden, best known as a director of character-driven dramas and thrillers.
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B.
Liquidation
"Liquidation" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning Hungarian author Imre Kertész that explores the psychological and moral aftermath of the Holocaust in post-communist Hungary.
-
C.
Diocletian's price edict
Diocletian's price edict was a sweeping Roman imperial decree issued in 301 CE that attempted to curb inflation by imposing maximum prices and wages across the empire.
-
D.
Third Report on the Public Credit
Third Report on the Public Credit is Alexander Hamilton’s influential 1791 Treasury report to the U.S. Congress advocating federal support for manufacturing and industrial development as key to the nation’s economic strength.
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E.
Rahanweyn
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian law
ⓘ
debt relief measure ⓘ economic reform ⓘ legal reform ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| abolished |
debt slavery
ⓘ
enslavement of Athenian citizens for debt ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
alleviate economic inequality
ⓘ
prevent civil strife ⓘ reduce social tensions ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 594 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
debt cancellation
ⓘ
economic reform in ancient Greece ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| cancelled |
existing debts of many Athenian citizens
ⓘ
mortgage debts secured on persons ⓘ |
| changedStatusOf | many hektemoroi (sixth-parters) to free citizens ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| effectOnCitizens |
relieved many Athenians of crippling debts
ⓘ
restored personal freedom to debt-bonded citizens ⓘ |
| effectOnEconomy | restructured agrarian debt relations ⓘ |
| effectOnSociety |
reduced power of aristocratic creditors
ⓘ
weakened traditional landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Seisachtheia
ⓘ
Seisachtheia ⓘ
surface form:
Seisachtheia (Seisachtheia)
|
| hasEnglishName | Seisachtheia ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | shaking off of burdens ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
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surface form:
Aristotle’s Constitution of the Athenians
Life of Solon ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Life of Solon
|
| implementedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
archaic Athens ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Solon of Athens
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surface form:
Solon
|
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalScope |
applied to Athenian citizens
ⓘ
concerned private debts ⓘ |
| legislator |
Solon of Athens
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surface form:
Solon
|
| longTermImpact |
contributed to stabilization of Athenian society
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formed a precedent for later democratic reforms in Athens ⓘ |
| partOf |
Solonian Constitution
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surface form:
Solonian reforms
|
| prohibited | future loans secured on the person of the borrower ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aristotle’s Athenian Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian constitution
development of Athenian democracy ⓘ |
| removed | horoi (mortgage stones) from land ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
archaic period
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early 6th century BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Seisachtheia cancellation of debts Description of subject: Seisachtheia was a landmark set of economic and social reforms in archaic Athens that abolished debt slavery and relieved many citizens of crippling debts.
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