Lycurgan Reforms 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistorySpartaASOCR Created by: thebookwurmCreated on: 17-05-16 19:06 Who wrote about them...? Plutarch, Life of Lycurgus, chapters 8, 9, 24, 25. 1 of 14 Strived for...? Equality 2 of 14 Currency...? Gold/silver to heavy, vinegar-covered iron. No exportation. Attack on luxury. (chapt 9) 3 of 14 Land...? Redistributed, into 9,000 Kleros. One for each Spartiate, enough to support a Spartiate and his wife (chapt. 8). Helots worked their land (24). 4 of 14 Trade...? Less from outside Sparta. Possibly Xenophobic. (chapt 9) 5 of 14 What reduced...? Crime, corruption and poverty. (9) 6 of 14 Spartans became...? Soldiers only. All other professions banned. (9) 7 of 14 Those with many possessions...? Had no great advantage (9). No distinction between individuals (8). Riches were not envied (24). 8 of 14 Legal disputes...? Disappeared, with coinage. (24) 9 of 14 Spartiates should view themselves as...? Part of their country, not as individuals. (24) 10 of 14 Spartiates' time was taken up by...? Choral dances, feats, festivals, hunting, expeditions, physical exercise and conversation (24). 11 of 14 Older men were to...? Spend time around the gymnasia, not doing domestic tasks and praise/criticise the young there (25). 12 of 14 No remarks...? About moneymaking or commercial dealings (25). 13 of 14 Spartiates should not desire...? A private life, instead always be attached to the community (25). 14 of 14
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