Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Plutarch's biography
I believe Plutarch wrote this biography because he agreed with the moral values of Lycurgus. He tells about all of the reformations that Lycurgus made in Sparta, and therefore wanted to remind everyone of those values. Things such as not killing a king baby in your arms, helping a country in many ways, and not being selfish and drunk with power are all things Lycurgus did. While he could have taken power, he changed a nation, and left it to chose wether or not to keep those reforms. While he could have had money, he abolished all worth of gold, and luxuries, and made the Spartans a tough people, not being familiar to the pleasures of a couch, and having money. All this and more made Plutarch want to make a piography about Lycurgus
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You are falling behind in your posts again Daran and I don't want to see you get overwhelmed. Please check Sycamore to see what you are missing. I will be updating Sycamore this evening. To my knowledege, you are missing your Debate Reflections, the two question post on the Iliad, and the "Agamemnon" post regarding the relationship between Aegisthus and the chorus.
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