Lycurgus of Sparta

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
historical figure
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:category 8th-century BC Greek people
Ancient Greek legislators
Spartan lawgivers
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:commemoratedBy festivals in his honor
statues in Sparta
gptkbp:family gptkb:Eurypontid_dynasty
gptkbp:floruit 8th century BC
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lycurgus of Sparta
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Spartan_society
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Delphic_Oracle
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Great_Rhetra
reforms of the Spartan constitution
gptkbp:legacy instituted rigorous education and training for boys
banned gold and silver currency
credited with founding the Spartan agoge
established Spartan military-oriented reformation
instituted the Gerousia (council of elders)
introduced common messes (syssitia)
promoted equality among Spartan citizens
redistributed land among citizens
gptkbp:mythOrReality historicity debated
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:law
gptkb:regency
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Crete
gptkb:Delphi
gptkb:Sparta
gptkbp:possibleRelation gptkb:Charilaus_of_Sparta
gptkb:King_Eunomus_of_Sparta
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Ancient_Greek_religion
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Lycurgus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Archaic_Greece
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5