Lycurgus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lycurgus
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Dragon
legendary lawgiver
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:floruit 8th century BC
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lycurgus
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Spartan_society
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Delphic_Oracle
gptkbp:knownFor establishing the Great Rhetra
reforming the constitution of Sparta
gptkbp:legacy division of land among citizens
establishment of the Gerousia
introduction of common messes (syssitia)
introduction of the agoge
military-oriented reformation of Spartan society
prohibition of gold and silver currency
promotion of austerity
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkbp:mythOrReality debated
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:law
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Crete
gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:status semi-legendary
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Lycurgus
Xenophon's works
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dragon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4