The two great cities of Greece, Sparta and Athens, adapted similar, but different, laws that shaped them differently. Although Lycurgus was Sparta's first lawgiver, little is known of his history today because he is overlooked because of Sparta's other great known heroes. Lycurgus took the first step towards making laws dealing with inequality and injustice, and brought relief to Leconian citizens. He was considered a natural leader, and this was one of the main reasons why citizens followed his laws as they were enforced. Solon of Athens was famous for writing the Athenian laws, which also guaranteed justice and equality among the citizens of Salamis. While Lycurgus and Solon innovated new laws to enhance equality and justice in Greek cities, there were strengths and weaknesses. Lycurgus' reforms were limited to the needs of the citizens alone, while Solons' reforms thrived to prosper the city itself, in addition to ensuring equality among citizens. One of his first and main innovations was Lycurgus who affirmed the notion of equality among the Leconians. citizens and their rights was the idea of ​​an institution of Elders. By establishing the Twenty-Eight Elders, Lycurgus ensured that there was a safe and stable balance between the Senate and the power of kings who leaned toward tyranny. The important part of this innovation was the idea of ​​having equal voices and rights to contribute to important issues within the city (p. 8). By giving people the right to elect members who would serve them, the law provided flexibility and security to citizens. A second reform of Lycurgus, which was revolutionary but played a major role in managing the leisure and basic needs of the in...... middle of paper ......e by removing luxuries and distributing and allocating the properties of the rich. . This seemed an injustice to the rich because they more or less earned their wealth and the poor did not have to do much to gain access to land. Even though Solon did not secure the future of the poor, he did everything he was capable of doing without being unfair to either group. Both cities' laws were eventually established and were intended to combat inequality and injustice within their populations. But despite their strengths, the laws presented weaknesses for both leaders, which more or less influenced progress towards equality. Yet despite short or long term flaws, what stands out most is the emergence of Lycurgus and Solon as rulers and their legislative process, which brought equality and justice among people for a long period of time..