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Lycurgus of Sparta
Lycurgus
also: Lycurgus
Legendary lawgiver of Sparta who, Cicero says, confirmed his constitution by the authority of Delphic Apollo.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §1.110 Lycurgus and Solon are without glory for their laws
Lycurgus, the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, and Solon, the great Athenian legislator, paired as immortal through the fame of their constitutions, as Themistocles and Epaminondas are through martial glory.
- Tusculan Disputations §2.34 the labors of Lycurgus
Lycurgus, the legendary lawgiver of Sparta, credited with the austere Spartan agoge that trained boys through hunger, cold, and hardship. The reference is to the rigorous Spartan upbringing rather than literal personal labors.
- Tusculan Disputations §5.7 Lycurgus
The legendary lawgiver of Sparta, credited with its austere constitution and military discipline. Cicero dates him to before the foundation of Rome and makes Homer his contemporary.