The Legislation of Lycurgus and Solon by Friedrich Schiller

Translation

Mosaic of the Seven Sages, Baalbeck, Lebanon, century A.D., National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon. Calliope at the center, and clockwise from top: Socrates, Chilon, Pittacus, Periander, Cleobulus (damaged section), Bias, Thales, and Solon

To truly appreciate the nature of the Lycurgian plan, we must understand Sparta’s political situation at the time, and t…