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 rigoroustraining were imposed on all Spartan boys. —SHSBC Binder 30 Approved Glossary