The social and political system in
Sparta was set by Lycurgus, king of Sparta in 820 BC. Lycurgus decided to
reform the Spartan society and establish new military-oriented laws that
promoted Spartan virtues: military fitness, austerity and mostly equality
(among citizens only). He gave all citizens the right to vote, but also established
the institution that would control those votes. That institution was consisted
of 28 old, wise man called Gerousia. To achieve equality, Lycurgus made land
and currency reforms and formed the common mess hall and children educational system.
