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Lycurgus



         


In Greek mythology, the name Lycurgus could refer to three people:

  1. An alternate name for Lycomedes.
  2. Lycurgus (Thrace): a King of who banned the cult of Dionysus, and paid dearly.
  3. Lycurgus (Sparta): the legendary lawgiver.

Lycurgus is also the name of an Athenian orator (c.390 - c.325 BC) and statesman. Of the fifteen speeches that Caecilius considered genuine, the only surviving one is Against Leocrates.






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