04-14-2008, 03:39 PM
Quote:Hey Paul,this will lead nowhere
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Quote:Marcvs75 (who by the way has to right his real name) has made a good point. Where are the rest of Perioikoi in Mantineia? Could it be that only 600 Perioikoi fought in Mantineia? Could it be that the Perioikoi stayed home to guard the Helots and defend their homes in case the battle was lost? Of course some will say that they were among the homioi and were counted all together
This is interesting, because I cannot imagine the Spartans intentionally leaving the Periokoi out. They would want them on the battlefield, invested in the outcome and not free to make trouble should they be bought off into revolt.
If they were not there it brings up the possibility that they "sat it out" waiting to see who emerged victorius.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
