Matt Houde Mr. Waller WH1 Honors 13 December 2017 Democracy Evolves in Athens Location of Athens in comparison to the other city-states. https://www.preceden.com/timelines/46500 -important-events-in-ancient-greece Pericles was the main leader of Athens during Greece's golden age. One of his three goals was to strengthen Athenian democracy. However, he was not the only contributor to the evolution of Athens’ democracy. Even before Pericles, Draco, Solon, and Cleisthenes, all contributed to developing democracy in Athens. All of these leaders brought ideas to Athens that helped Athens gain power over the other city-states. This power allowed Athens to rule over the rest of the city-states and led to the rise of the Athenian empire. Draco was a nobleman, who seized power in Athens. He started developing Athens’ democracy in 621 B.C., when he created a legal code based on equality. Draco believed in the idea that all the people of Athens were all equal under law...