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Perioeci — Perioeci, s. Periöken … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Perioeci — The perioeci, or perioikoi, were the members of an autonomous group of free but non citizen inhabitants of Sparta. Concentrated in the beach and highland areas of Laconia, the name derives from περί / perí , around, and polytonic|οἶκος / oikos ,… … Wikipedia
Perioeci — perioecic, perioecid, adj. /per ee ee suy/, n.pl., sing. Perioecus / keuhs/. the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture. Cf. Helot (def. 1),… … Universalium
perioeci — peri·oe·ci … English syllables
perioeci — n.pl. pl. (sing. cus) persons living in same latitude on opposite sides of earth. ♦ perioecic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
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Perioecians — Perioeci Per i*[oe] ci, Perioecians Per i*[oe] cians, n. pl. [NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. ?; ? around + ? house, dwelling.] Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sparta — Infobox Former Country native name = Σπάρτα conventional long name = Sparta common name = Sparta continent = Europe region = Mediterranean country = Greece era = Classical Antiquity government type = Oligarchy event start = Dorian invasion year… … Wikipedia
Helots — The helots (in Classical Greek polytonic|Εἵλωτες / Heílôtes ) were an unfree population group that formed the main population of Laconia and the whole of Messenia. Their exact status was already disputed in Antiquity: according to Critias, they… … Wikipedia
Spartan hegemony — The city state of Sparta was the greatest military land power of classical Greek antiquity. During the classical period, Sparta owned, dominated or influenced the entire Peloponnese. Additionally, the defeat of the Athenians and the Delian League … Wikipedia
