Lycurgus is considered the semi-mythical founder of classical Sparta and responsible for all of the city-state’s laws as well as its military and political institutions. He became better known to generations of Spartans as the lawgiver. He transformed Sparta into one of the most efficient military powers of Ancient Greece.
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- Do you think Lycurgus was a real person or a legend?
- Was Sparta stronger because of Lycurgus’s laws or weaker because of them?
- Do you think Sparta’s strict rules were fair for its people?
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