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periocci
The inhabitants of Laconia who lived in Sparta.
Not like the helots, they had local autonomy, but they followed the Spartan policies in foreign policy and went with the Spartans on their military campaigns.
Since Spartan society was wholly militaristic, the perioeci practiced all the crafts and trades which were needed by the Spartan community.
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Herodotus, The Fifth-Century B.C. Greek Traveler and Historian
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