Two essays by Xenophon examining the constitutions of Athens and Sparta. The first considers Athenian democracy, the second the laws of Lycurgus that shaped Spartan life from childhood. A valuable look at ancient Greek political thought.
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THE POLITY OF THE ATHENIANS AND THE LACEDAEMONIANS By Xenophon Translation by H. G. Dakyns Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to settle in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C. The Polity of the Lacedaemonians talks about the laws and institutions created by Lycurgus, which train and develop Spartan citizens from birth to
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