. power-hungry militants who grabbed absolute control by force tyrants 2. set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state assembly 3. first name given to the Greek democracy "direct democ

. power-hungry militants who grabbed absolute control by force tyrants 2. set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state assembly 3. first name given to the Greek democracy "direct democracy" 4. lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community Solon 5. In 594 B.C. he was chosen as an Athenian statesman with reformation powers nobles