Aristotle: Constitution of Sparta

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Aristotle: Constitution of Sparta
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Abstract

The Constitution of Sparta was written in the middle to late seventh century BCE. No known copy of it remains, and there is debate about whether Lycurgus, its supposed creator, actually existed. What is known about the constitution comes from Aristotle’s Politics, written probably in the 320s BCE. Many of the laws in the Constitution of Sparta deal with strengthening the military, so the document is critical to the formation of the elite fighting force that put Sparta on the map in the ancient world.

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