The population of Sparta was never large, and this was a constant threat to the Spartans, who needed many descendants—particularly soldiers—to secure their dominance over the Perioikoi (free ...

Sparta had a rigid class system with the Spartiates (full citizens) at the top. They were followed by the Perioikoi, the free inhabitants who were, nonetheless, not citizens. Under these two were the ...

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