ch one is more accurate. The final two arguments for the writing of his laws during his archonship are the conditions in Athens when he was archon and the powers given to Solon. The first, the conditions of Athens at the time would seem to point to him having written it very quickly to resolve the situation before it became an open rebellion. The second goes with this but it is unprovable due to lost records. Aristotle records that the people of Athens gave him special powers. This could mean they gave him power to bypass the senate. There is no way to know. In the end it would seem that the argument for his writing during the time after he was archon seem to be more convincing. ...
