Literacy in Ancient Sparta

Acropolis actual ancient appearance Athena beginning called century B.C. citizens collection concerning constitution contracts copy decrees dedication described difficult documents earlier early ephors evidence example existed fact FGrHist fifth century followed foreign fourth century fragment Greek hand illiteracy important incised indication individual inscribed inscriptions interesting interpretation Isocrates Jacoby Jeffery kings known late later learned least letters lines lists literacy literate Lycurgus Lysander marble material mean noted offerings official oracles original Pausanias perhaps period Plutarch possible practice preserved probably question quoted reason records reference remains rhetra second century seems seen showing similar sometimes Sosibius sources Spartans specific speech stone story suggested temple thought tradition treaties victory votive Woodward writing written written laws wrote δὲ ἐν καὶ τῶν