029. Castes of Sparta

EPISODE 29 CASTES OF SPARTA This time around I take a look at the various castes and sub-castes within Spartan society. What we see in popular culture is but the tip of the iceberg, those mighty red cloaked warriors bestriding battlefields like giants from myth. Banned from any art other than that of war, the Spartiate ruler class was supported in their endeavours by a silent multitude of people, divided into several different classes and all denied the full rights of equal political enfranchisement. The Helot's, or slave class, were a massive chunk of the population within Sparta's empire of whom we here scant about. Stories of their poor treatment and the horror of their particular servitude circulate but as we'll see do not necessarily tell the full story. The Perioikoi, or dwellers around, also form an extremely important element of society. They were the Spartans blacksmiths, artisans but when the drums of war sounded lined up as Hoplites as well. We'll take a look at the dynamics between the different strata and finish with a look at some of the other, less well known sub-castes. Hope you all enjoy and take good care. CONTRIBUTE HERE FIND ME HERE

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029. Castes of Sparta is an episode from Spartan History Podcast by Steven.

This episode is 43:13 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2021.

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