Perioikoi
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The Perioikoi were a free but non-citizen class in ancient Sparta, living in surrounding communities and serving as traders, craftsmen, and auxiliary soldiers under Spartan control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perioikoi canonical | 6 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
population group in ancient Greece
ⓘ
social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Laconian towns
ⓘ
Messenian towns under Spartan control ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | non-citizen ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Spartan Ephors
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan ephors
Spartan kings ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| culture | Dorian Greek culture ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Helots
ⓘ
Spartiates ⓘ |
| economicRole |
artisans
ⓘ
craftsmen ⓘ manufacturers of arms and armor ⓘ merchants ⓘ shipbuilders ⓘ traders ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Sparta ⓘ |
| governance | local self-administration under Spartan control ⓘ |
| landOwnership | could own land in their communities ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
personally free
ⓘ
subject to Spartan law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Laconia
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ |
| militaryObligation | compulsory service ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
auxiliary troops in Spartan army
ⓘ
hoplite soldiers ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | Greek for "those who dwell around" ⓘ |
| navalRole | manned Spartan fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan social system ⓘ |
| politicalRights |
no participation in Spartan assembly
ⓘ
no right to hold Spartan magistracies ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residenceType |
coastal settlements
ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| roleInSociety | buffer group between Spartiates and Helots ⓘ |
| socialRank | between Spartiates and Helots ⓘ |
| status | free non-citizen inhabitants ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Sparta
ⓘ
surface form:
Spartan state
Spartiates ⓘ |
| taxation | liable for tribute or taxes to Sparta ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.