Lycurgos

Family: Athenian · Role: leader of the faction of the plain · First appears: Book 1 · §53–59

Life events

• Peisistratos and his supporters seized the Acropolis, making him ruler of the Athenians.(Book 1 · §53–59 · 📍 Acropolis)
  • With: Peisistratos Megacles
  • “And these made insurrection with Peisistratos and obtained possession of the Acropolis. Then Peisistratos was ruler of the Athenians,”
• Megacles and Lycurgos joined forces and drove Peisistratos from power.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Athens)
  • With: Megacles Peisistratos
  • “the followers of Megacles and those of Lycurgos joined together and drove him forth.”
• Lycurgos became guardian of Leobotes and changed the prevailing laws.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Crete)
  • With: Leobotes
  • “Lycurgos having become guardian of Leobotes his brother's son, who was king of the Spartans, brought in these things from Crete. For as soon as he became guardian, he changed all the prevailing laws”
• Lycurgos established military institutions, common meals, ephors, and the senate.(Book 1 · §60–66)
  • “after this Lycurgos established that which appertained to war, namely Enomoties and Triecads and Common Meals, and in addition to this the Ephors and the Senate.”
• The Spartans erected a temple to Lycurgos and worshipped him.(Book 1 · §60–66 · 📍 Spartans)
  • “to Lycurgos after he was dead they erected a temple, and they pay him great worship.”

Book 1 · §53–59

• parent: Aristolaïdes “Lycurgos the son of Aristolaïdes of that of the plain”
• rivals with Peisistratos “who, when the Athenians of the shore were at feud with those of the plain, Megacles the son of Alcmaion being leader of the first faction, and Lycurgos the son of Aristolaïdes of that of the plain, aimed at the despotism for himself and gathered a third party.”

Book 1 · §60–66

• ward: Leobotes “the Lacedemonians themselves say that Lycurgos having become guardian of Leobotes his brother's son, who was king of the Spartans, brought in these things from Crete.”
• younger kin: Leobotes “the Lacedemonians themselves say that Lycurgos having become guardian of Leobotes his brother's son, who was king of the Spartans, brought in these things from Crete.”
• with Zeus (interaction) “Loved thou by Zeus and by all who possess the abodes of Olympos.”

Book 6 · §126–133

• child: Amiantos “and Amiantos the son of Lycurgos an Arcadian from Trapezus”

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