Lycurgus
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Lycurgus (/laɪˈkɜːrɡəs/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Λυκοῦργος Lykoȗrgos; fl. c. 820 BC) was the legendary lawgiver of Sparta. He is credited with establishing the military-oriented reformation of Spartan society in accordance with the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi. All his reforms promoted the three Spartan virtues: equality (among citizens), military fitness, and austerity.[1]
He is referred to by ancient historians and philosophers Plutarch, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, and Epictetus. It is not clear if Lycurgus was an actual historical figure.
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- ^ Forrest, W.G. A History of Sparta 950–192 B.C. Norton. New York. (1963) p. 50