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Lycurgus
Legendary lawgiver of Sparta, referenced as an example of discipline and law.
minor
Also known as Lycurgus the Lacedaemonian
First appearance: the enchiridion
Lycurgus shows up with force in Chapter XLIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of a 'saviour' who was poor and delivered Greece from slavery, not because he was rich.
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In Chapter XLIV: Cited as an example of a 'saviour' who was poor and delivered Greece from slavery, not because he was rich. Later, in Chapter XLV: Presented as the exemplar who fortified his city (Sparta) with virtue…
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Lycurgus in the enchiridion