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- noun An ancient inhabitants of
Laconia who were free residents of the mountains and the beaches of Laconia.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The non-Spartan Laconians, called Perioikoi, tithed to the Spartans and were drafted into the army but had no vote in the assembly.
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Perioikoi: see the Glossary and Appendix C, Spartan Institutions, ©9.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Perioikoi: see the Glossary and Appendix C, Spartan Institutions, ©9.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Perioikoi: See Appendix C, Spartan Institutions, ©9.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Perioikoi: See Appendix C, Spartan Institutions, ©9.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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5 After first consulting the god at Delphi and receiving a favorable answer, they sent off the colonists, Spartans and Perioikoi, inviting also any of the rest of the Hellenes who might wish to accompany them, except Ionians, Achaeans, and certain other nationalities; three Spartans leading as founders of the colony, Leon, Alcidas, and Damagon.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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5 After first consulting the god at Delphi and receiving a favorable answer, they sent off the colonists, Spartans and Perioikoi, inviting also any of the rest of the Hellenes who might wish to accompany them, except Ionians, Achaeans, and certain other nationalities; three Spartans leading as founders of the colony, Leon, Alcidas, and Damagon.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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"Pedants have termed the Mainates descendants of the ancient Spartans," but "they must be either descended from the Helots, or from the Perioikoi ....
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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