-
there were
specific underclasses for
former Spartan citizens, such as
hypomeiones, tresantes, etc. The
perioeci are
mentioned in Aristotle's
Politics but...
- but
fought as
light infantry instead of hoplites.
There were also the
Hypomeiones,
literally "inferiors", men who were probably,
although not certainly...
- were
similar but
fought as
infantry not hopalites.
There were also the
Hypomeiones,
literally "inferiors", men who were
probably Spartiates who had lost...
-
syssition did not
become Spartiates (citizens). They may have
become hypomeiones.
According to Plutarch, the main
purpose of the agōgē was for Spartan...
-
conspiracy by
helots (feudal serfs),
neodamoideis (new citizens, freedmen),
hypomeiones (subordinate citizens), and
periokoi (those who live
around - in outlying...
