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25 Cards in this Set
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Agathoergi |
'Good service men' : ex-cavalrymen who still worked on missions for one year |
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Agoge |
The Spartan education system (or agogë for females) |
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Apella |
The gathering of Spartiates over the age 30 to vote |
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Eiren |
Spartiates aged around 20-30 years old |
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Ephors |
5 Spartan magistrates with special powers (over 30 and elected for one year only) |
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Eunomia |
'Good government' (a term connected to sparta and her oligarchic government) |
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Helot |
Local Laconian and neighboring Messënian inhabitants enslaved by Spartans |
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Gerousia |
The ruling council of 30 Spartans (Gerontes/elders) aged over 60 (inc. 2 Kings) |
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Hippagretes |
Plural term for Spartans in charge of a picked body of young men |
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Hippeis |
The Kings' bodyguard of 300 picked men |
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Homoioi |
Means 'equal' or full Spartan citizen |
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Hypomeione |
'Inferiors' who had lost their citizen rights |
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Iron Spits |
The substitute currency for money at Sparta (gold or silver coins were banned) |
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Kings |
Sparta had two kings of equal powers (one was an Agiad, the other a Eurypontid) |
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Kleros |
The parcel of land given to Spartiates on joining the army; it was state owned. |
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Krypteia |
The Spartan 'secret police' which was composed of young men - they often killed Helots |
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Melleiren |
A partly trained Spartan, slightly younger than an eiren |
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Mothake |
The offspring of a Spartan father and a Helot mother |
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Oliganthropia |
Decreasing number of Spartiates in Sparta's army |
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Paidononios |
A Spartan official in charge of young Spartans in the agogë |
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Periokoi |
or 'Dwellers around' ; non-Spartans: traded, forged weapons and fought for Sparta |
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Spartiate |
A full male Spartan citizen (i.e. completed the agoge and voted in the apella) |
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Syssitia |
The spartan system of messes (singular = syssition) containing all army members |
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Tresante |
or 'trembler' ; had lost his citizenship due to running away in battle or cowardice |
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Xenophobia |
a hatred of foreigners (often associated with the Spartans' view of outsiders) |
