Enigma Of Lycurgus Of Sparta – Great Reformer And His Foundation Of A Warlike Superior State

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Lycurgus is mentioned in many ancient sources, but most modern historians refer to him as a semi-mythical individual. Some scholars say Lycurgus was deliberately invented by rulers making it easier to introduce new laws to the general public. Another group of historians argues in favor of Lycurgus’s historicity, and some scholars dismiss him as a purely legendary figure.

Today, most historians will say, “if there was a real Lycurgus, we know nothing of him.” ¹

Ancient sources offer an intriguing portrait of a man whose significant reforms led to the foundation of the Spartan State as we know it today. By reshaping daily customs, the lawgiver Lycurgus turned Sparta into the morally pure, warlike, and superior state we read about in history books nowadays.

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