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The publication introduces the profile of Solon who was a famous character of the ancient Greek law culture. In the first place there is a presentation of Solon’s origin as a man and the citizen of one of the Greek polis – Athens. Next he is showed as a person who has a significant contribution to the development of the Greek law culture, which is expressed in his activity as a designer of the important legal solutions that enabled the permanent reduction of social tensions and conflicts. At the end there is a presentation of the influence of the values propagated by Solon upon the progress of the fundamental rights in Europe. The Solon’s work deserves a particular protection as a type of a sign-post for the activity of the contemporary legislator.