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Perioeci

The Perioeci or Perioikoi (Περίοικοι, /peˈri.oj.koj/) were the second-tier citizens of the polis of Sparta until c. 200 BC. They lived in several dozen cities within Spartan territories (mostly Laconia and Messenia), which were dependent on Sparta. The perioeci only had political rights in their own city, while the course of the Spartan state exclusively…

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In Aristotle's Politics

Messenia

Named Perioeci

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Perioeci

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples64
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
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Perioeci

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related to Messenia · 29
Perioeci → Aethaea, Aipeia, Aithaia, Argolis, Argos, Asine, Aulon, BC, Epaminondas, Epaminondas's, First Messenian War, Helot Revolt, It, Kardamyli, Korone, Kyparissos, Laconia, Messene, Mothone, Nauplia
related to Origin · 11
Perioeci → Dorian, Dorians, Eurotas, Greek Dark Ages, Peloponnese, Sparta, Spartan, Spartans, The, Those, Whether
related to In Aristotle's Politics · 8
Perioeci → Aristotle, Aristotle's Politics, Hellenic, In, Spartan, The, They, When Aristotle
related to Status · 5
Perioeci → Like, Spartan, The, These, They
related to List of perioecic cities · 4
Perioeci → Graham Shipley, He, Laconia, Messenia
related to Named Perioeci · 4
Perioeci → Diodorus Siculus These, Individual, Thucydides, Xenophon

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sparta spartan city citizens perioecic cities peloponnese messenia state lost laconia helots spartans army 338 philip ii's campaign poleis like

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Thucydidesinstance ofNamed PerioeciIndividual members of the perioeci are referred to directly by primary sources0.80text
Xenophoninstance ofNamed PerioeciIndividual members of the perioeci are referred to directly by primary sources0.80text
and Diodorus SiculusThese named individuals includeinstance ofNamed PerioeciIndividual members of the perioeci are referred to directly by primary sources0.80text
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsThe0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsAristotle's Politics0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsSpartan0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsIn0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsAristotle0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsHellenic0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsThey0.60section
Perioecirelated to In Aristotle's PoliticsWhen Aristotle0.60section
Perioecirelated to List of perioecic citiesGraham Shipley0.60section

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