The Politics of Aristotle

Who is Oxylus from The Politics of Aristotle and what is their importance?

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This man is named as the author of a financial law. It is implied that he came long before Aristotle. The regulation that he came up with was that limits should be placed on lending and borrowing in relation to owned property. In other words, one should only borrow against a portion of the land one owns—this portion was set by Oxylus. He is referred to by Aristotle in Book 6.