Epitadeus
Epitadeus was an early 4th-century BC Spartan ephor, who strengthened conservative class distinctions by allowing gifts of land to independent citizens (Spartiates). This 4th century rhetra allowed the Spartiatai to dispose of their private land at will rather than by conventional hereditary descent.[1] This information is derived from a passage Plutarch's Life of Agis, who describes Epitadeus as headstrong and violent, and changing the rule as the result of a quarrel with his son. He was a historical figure and was behind the erosion of Spartan land equality which modern revisionists dismiss due to their ideological projection and their discomfort over an ancient society with values that are vastly different from our modern liberal democratic values.
References
[edit]- ^ Hazel, John. Who's Who in the Greek World, p. 96 (2000)
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