naahhh we'll leave that for the others. So to save everyone (including myself) a few clicks on google, here are the membership ranks and a bit of an explanation :
helot - subjected peoples under Spartan state control, forming an underclass of serfs.
neodamodeis - "new citizens"; helots awarded their freedom in exchange for military service or as reward for meritorious actions.
hoplite - a heavily armed footsoldier in Greek armies.
lochos - a unit of the Spartan army, roughly comparable to a battalion or regiment.
mora - a unit of the Spartan army, roughly comparable to a brigade or corps.
ephor - one of five powerful civil magistrates in Spartan government.
Spartiate - a member of the citizen class of Sparta; also known as the homoioi, "equals," or "peers."
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Leonidas - Spartan military king
harmost - a Spartan military governor.
hippeis - the royal bodyguard of 300 picked soldiers.
