# Lycurgus — The Federalist Papers character guide

> Lycurgus in The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0039-xxxvii-concerning-the-difficulties-of-the-convention-in-devising-a-proper-form-of-government

## Who they are

Legendary Spartan lawgiver, cited for his strict constitutional and military system.

## Relationships

### [Solon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/characters/solon)

_social_

Lycurgus and Solon are compared as ancient lawgivers who established different constitutional models for Sparta and Athens.

## In the story

### [The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_federalist_papers_se/chapters/xxxviii-the-same-subject-continued-and-the-incoherence-of-the-objections-to-the-new-plan-exposed)

Referenced as the Spartan lawgiver who made his constitution unchangeable until his return from exile, used as a metaphor for the proposed Constitution's stability.

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