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Social Hierarchy of Sparta
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Social Hierarchy of Ancient Sparta
Helots
Sparta: "most ferocious force in all of Greece"
After the conquest of Messenia by the fierce Spartan soldiers, the Spartans needed a way to control the Messenians who greatly outnumbered them.
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Helots were the conquered, yet technically free, people of Messenia. They had few to none rights in Sparta and were considered as low as the “beasts of burden.”
soft, leather cap and an animal skin coat
bound to the land of their Spartan masters and forced to farm by the state
If people were needed for war, helots would serve in the army as soldiers or as rowers.
Bravery=Emancipation
The helots had such little rights that some were killed without cause instead of being pardoned.
rebelled against the Spartans
Perioeci
extremely important to the Spartan economy
merchants, manufactures, and businessmen
not considered citizens
They were “personally free, but politically subject to Spartans.”
required to pay taxes and serve in the military when necessary
required to obey the commands of the Spartan magistrates
Citizens
devoted to the military style of living
boys: soldiers
girls: mothers of soldiers
When a baby was born, the polis would determine if the child was strong enough to become a Spartan citizen. If the baby did not pass the evaluation, it was left in the countryside to die.
At the age of seven, young boys were sent to barracks away from their families where they learned the skills needed to fight in battle. For thirteen years the young men were taught discipline, survival skills, hunting, weapon training, and how to tolerate pain. Once the soldiers in training turned twenty years old they officially became Spartan soldiers.
Military was always put before family.
The men of Sparta were soldiers until they were relieved of their duties at the age of sixty.
Most Spartan women were not educated in an academic sense, but instead in a physical sense. If young girls illustrated weakness, they would be exposed to death, and then later were subject to physical training.
Women of Sparta had the freedom to go almost anywhere.
Spartan (spärtn)
n.
1. a citizen of Sparta
2. a disciplined or brave person
adj.
1. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.
2. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle.
3. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.
4. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.
peri·oe·ci
noun
1. free citizens without political rights constituting the subject class of ancient Sparta who carried on the trade and industry of the country and served in the armed forces
hel·ot/ËhelÉt/
Noun:
1. A member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta.
2. A serf or slave.