a Spartan lawgiver of about the 9th century b.c. Traditionally h e was the author of the rigid social
code by which the
aristocracy of the ancient Greek city-
state Sparta was kept apart from the other inhabitants, and of the system of military
education by which from the ages of 6 to 20 the strictest obedience,
self-
discipline and
rigorous training were
imposed on all Spartan
boys.
—SHSBC Binder 30 Approved Glossary