La legge ateniese sull’interdizione degli stranieri dal mercato: da Solone ad Aristofonte di Azenia

The article analyses a passage of an oration by Demosthenes (57.32) in which two laws are mentioned-the first ascribed to the legislator Solon, and the second to the Athenian politician Aristophon of Azenia- A bout whose contents critics are divided. While the context of the law within the argumentations of the actor Eussiteos enables us to identify the content of the two laws, an analysis of Solon's and Aristophon's legislative work makes it possible to clarify the relationship that existed between the issuing of Solon's ordinance and its resumption promoted by Aristophon. The study of the law in the framework of the reforms attributed to Solon provides evidence in defense of its historicity and the correctness of its attribution to Solon.