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  • Introduction to the Historical Overview in Perseus
  • Geographical and Historical Introduction
  • The Early Greek Dark Age and Revival in the Near East
  • Remaking Greek Civilization
  • The Archaic Age
  • The Late Archaic City-State
  • Introduction to the Fifth Century
  • Clash Between Greeks and Persians
  • Athenian Empire in the Golden Age
  • Athenian Religious and Cultural Life in the Golden Age
  • Continuity and Change in Athenian Social and Intellectual History
  • The Peloponnesian War and Athenian Life
  • Introduction to the Fourth Century
  • The Aftermath of the Peloponnesian War
  • New Directions in Philosophy and Education
  • The Creation of Macedonian Power
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    Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Mycenae to Alexander

    The Late Archaic City-State

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    6.4. VI. The Laws of Sparta

    The Spartans were sticklers for obedience to the law (nomos ) as the guide to proper behavior on matters large and small. When the ephors entered office, for example, they issued an official proclamation to the men of Sparta: “Shave your moustache and obey the laws.” The depth of Spartan respect for their system of government under law was symbolized by their tradition that Apollo of Delphi had sanctioned it with an oracle called the Rhetra. A Spartan leader named Lycurgus, they said, had instituted the reforms that the Rhetra institutionalized. Even in antiquity historians had no firm information about the dates of Lycurgus's leadership or precisely how he changed Spartan laws. All we can say today is that the Spartans evolved their law-based political system during the period from about 800 to 600 B.C. Unlike other Greeks, the Spartans never had their laws written down. Instead, they preserved their system from generation to generation with a distinctive, highly structured way of life based on a special economic foundation.



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