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Lycurgus (lawgiver) For other uses, see Lycurgus. Lycurgus ( / laɪˈkɜːrɡəs /; Greek: Λυκοῦργος Lykoȗrgos; fl. c. 820 BC) was the legendary lawgiver of Sparta. He is credited with establishing the military-oriented reformation of Spartan society in accordance with the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
c. 325 BC (aged c. 65) Children. 3 sons. Lycurgus ( / laɪˈkɜːrɡəs /; Greek: Λυκοῦργος Λυκόφρονος Βουτάδης; c. 390 – c. 325 BC) was a statesman and logographer in Ancient Greece. In the aftermath of the Athenian defeat at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, he became the leading figure in Athenian politics ...
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Lycurgus (flourished 7th century bc?) was traditionally the lawgiver who founded most of the institutions of ancient Sparta. Scholars have been unable to determine conclusively whether Lycurgus was a historical person and, if he did exist, which institutions should be attributed to him.
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Lycurgus (born c. 390 bc —died c. 324) was an Athenian statesman and orator noted for his efficient financial administration and vigorous prosecutions of officials charged with corruption. Lycurgus supported Demosthenes’ opposition to Macedonian expansion.
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Lycurgus was one of the ten canonical Attic orators and an influential politician who worked energetically for the regeneration of Athens after the battle of Chaeronea (338) until his death, a period commonly referred to as “Lycurgan Athens.”
Lycurgus (c. 390-c. 324 BC) was a leading Athenian public official during the period after the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Philip of Macedon. Lycurgus’ special achievement was his reorganization of Athenian finances, which doubled the amount of money raised annually.
This chapter follows the career of this Acropolis priest and statesman who dominated Athenian politics after the battle of Chaeronea. Although he symbolically associated himself with the golden age of Pericles, his practice was deeply conservative.
