Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)
Author: last_name: Xenophon
Language: English

  The Polity of the Lacedaemonians talks about the laws and institutions created by Lycurgus, which train and develop Spartan citizens from birth to
  old age.  It only because of Xenophon that we have most of our knowledge about the Spartans.   Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens which may explain why he is so negative and sarcastic when describing the Athenian democracy. Sparta gave him land and property