Solon was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet (c. 638 BC - 558 BC). Solon was one of the Seven Sages of ancient Greece and is accredited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his constitutional reform changing most of Draco's laws. Solon's reforms included debt relief later known and celebrated among Athenians as the “σεισάχθεια» (the relief of burdens). He is described by the philosopher Aristotle in the Athenian Constitution as "the first people's champion". Demosthenes credited Solon's reforms with starting a golden age.