Lykurgos and Solon, the legislators of Sparta and Athens, passed separate legislations in their attempt to save their poleis from destruction; Solon established a state based solely on wealth, while Lykurgos founded a nation of absolute equality and justice within Sparta, making Lykurgos the most effective reformer. Sparta, on the verge of economic bankruptcy, almost fell into destruction. A corrupt government, a crumbling army, and slave uprisings gave Lykurgos the opportunity to save the state from panic. Athens, on the other hand, suffered from extreme inequality between rich and poor, causing a scandalous civil war. Faced with these problems, Lykurgos and Solon reacted differently in their efforts to save their states permanently, which ultimately proved that Lykurgos' reforms were more effective and lasting. In order to save Sparta from destruction and corruption, Lykurgos enacted reforms to expel humanity. of each Spartan and to transmit the values ​​of obedience to their posterities. Corruption, according to his beliefs, led to the destruction of government and was an inevitable part of humanity. However, thanks to Lykurgos' reforms, he managed to free the Spartans from corruption. “Spartan education...produces men more obedient, more respectful and more strictly temperate” (Xenophon, Lac., 2.12). His education eliminated human laziness as well as their pompous virtues; it also expelled their humanity and their greedy appetite for superfluous luxury. Demanding that children not wear sandals and starve, he engraved the ideas of obedience and sacrifice in children. They were taught from a young age to sacrifice in the name of the state, and their only reason for appearing in middle of paper... person, he canceled all debts, public and private. » (Aristotle, Ath., 6). Instead of the poor being unable to pay their debts and being forcibly enslaved, Solon decided to eliminate all of the poor's current debts and banned all loans secured on the person. By canceling all current debts and forbidding future loans, Solon greatly relieved the poor of social and economic pressure. The poor no longer had to give in to the rich and their rights as citizens were greatly increased in Athenian society. However, Solon's reforms were a mere compromise; satisfying neither the desires of the rich nor those of the poor. Refusing to redistribute land, the poor still lack a source of income and suffer from the impertinence of its reforms. Compared to Lykurgos, Solon's reforms were less effective and did not solve Athens' problems permanently..