... class were small farmers. At the top of the social structure was the aristocrats. Aristocrats had large estates and made up the cavalry/captained triremes. In Sparta, however, they had 3 social classes; Spartiates, Perioeci, and Helots. Helots, as mentioned above, were the equivalent to Athenian slaves, though they descended from peoples who had resisted subjugation and were constantly rebelling. Perioeci (neighbors/ outsiders), were usually foreigners including ... artisans, craftsmen, and merchants. They did not have the freedom to vote or serve in the army. the highest social class i...

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