How to portray a Spartan king from the classical era?

[hoplite14gr]

Having them join syssitia was an easy way to keep them in check.
Their children assuminig that were healthy they would be encouraged to enter the "agoge".

Assunimg you were e helot; Would you not take up arms if only to escape being killed by the Crypteia.
After all Thebans will leave and you will face the homioi again. What better than join them?
Enfranchised helots would be Neodamodeis = new citizens
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