Before the introduction of Lycurgus, there was extreme wealth inequality between the plebeians and the ruling elites, resulting in social tension and discord between the people of Sparta. In order for the nation to become self-sufficient and harmonious, Lycurgus implemented a drastic solution to redistribute wealth throughout through the land by dividing the land into equal portuons between the elites and the perioeci. It is an interesting afterthought after all, as it closely resembles one of the policies of an utopian society by eliminating the economic foundations of class distinction based on wealth. There was also mentions of switching gold and silver currency with that of iron, to eliminate materialism and encourage the prople to focus more on equality and austerity. Although it is an ideal theory, the real life applications of such theories has too many limitations that stops it from becoming an ideal method to achieve equality. Past explorations into enforcing a state of economic equality throughout modern history has failed, such as the implementation of collectivism throughout the USSR and Post WW2 China. The juxtaposition between soviet collectivisation and Spartan Syssitia is clear, one focuses on trying to provide and distribute food to the masses, while the other one's main focus is to enforce equality. The irony, unfortunately, is clear. Both of them, in the effort to eliminate hierarchies, inadvertently created new ones.