CHAPTER XI

SPARTA. The People--Laconia--The Helots--The Perioeci--Condition of the Spartiates.

EDUCATION. The children--The girls--The discipline--Laconism--Music-- The dance--Heroism of the women.

INSTITUTIONS. The kings and the council--The ephors--The army--The hoplites--The phalanx--Gymnastics--Athletes--Role of the Spartiates.