Nicodorus of Mantineia

Nicodorus (

atheist by the Athenians, reportedly assisted Nicodorus in his legislation.^[1] Both men wrote a constitution for Mantineia which was described by Aristotle and Polybius as a rare example of democratic moderation and equilibrium.^[2] When the Spartan conqueror Cleomenes III restored the ancient laws of the Mantineians in 226 BC, this probably referred to the constitution of Nicodorus.^[3]

References

^ Aelian, Varia Historia, ii. 23; Plutarch, Moralia 171B-C.
^ Aristotle, Politeia 1318b; Polybius, VI 43,1.
^ Plutarch, Cleomenes, 35 (14).

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[1] Aelian, Varia Historia, ii. 23; Plutarch, Moralia 171B-C.

[2] Aristotle, Politeia 1318b; Polybius, VI 43,1.

[3] Plutarch, Cleomenes, 35 (14).

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