Spartiates
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Spartiates were the elite full citizens of ancient Sparta, renowned as a hereditary warrior class who dominated the city-state’s political and military life.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spartan citizen elite | 1 |
| Spartan hoplites | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citizen class
ⓘ
social class ⓘ warrior elite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Equals
ⓘ
Homoioi NERFINISHED ⓘ Peers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipRequirement |
completion of the agoge
ⓘ
contribution to syssitia ⓘ descent from Spartan parents ⓘ possession of a kleros ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | full citizens of Sparta ⓘ |
| country | Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Spartan culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Hellenistic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCause |
economic inequality
ⓘ
strict citizenship rules ⓘ war casualties ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | progressive decline in numbers ⓘ |
| economicBasis | land ownership ⓘ |
| economicSupportFrom |
helots
ⓘ
perioikoi ⓘ |
| educationSystem | agoge ⓘ |
| endOfDistinctStatus | Roman period reforms ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dorians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femaleCounterpart | Spartan citizen women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
| genderRole | male citizens ⓘ |
| governingBodyParticipation |
Apella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ephorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerousia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institution | syssitia ⓘ |
| language | Doric Greek ⓘ |
| legalCodeAssociation | Lycurgan reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalRights |
exclusive political rights in Sparta
ⓘ
right to hold public office ⓘ right to participate in the Apella ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| militaryRole | core of the Spartan hoplite army ⓘ |
| militarySpecialization | hoplite warfare ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | phalanx formation ⓘ |
| notableBattleParticipation |
Battle of Plataea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obligation |
full-time military service
ⓘ
participation in common messes ⓘ |
| origin | Dorian conquest of Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spartan society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | ruling class of Sparta ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | mixed constitution ⓘ |
| politicalSystemElement |
citizen assembly
ⓘ
dual kingship ⓘ oligarchic council ⓘ |
| primaryDeityVeneration |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemis Orthia NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena Chalkioikos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propertyForm | kleros ⓘ |
| region | Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| socialExclusionConsequence | loss of citizenship ⓘ |
| socialExclusionLabel | hypomeiones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialHierarchyAbove |
helots
ⓘ
perioikoi ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite ⓘ |
| socialSystem | Spartan mirage ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainingStartAge | age 7 ⓘ |
| trainingType |
communal upbringing
ⓘ
discipline and endurance training ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| valueSystem |
austerity
ⓘ
equality among citizens ⓘ military excellence ⓘ obedience to the state ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spartan citizen elite
this entity surface form:
Spartan hoplites