By the 5th century BC, however, the unofficial circulation of foreign precious-metal coinage had penetrated Spartan society, especially through the perioikoi and Spartans serving outside Laconia.
Classical Antiquity
Investigating political realities and military strategies across centuries of
Antiquity
“Conrad himself was twice wounded by the arrows of the Turks; … it is averred that this army … was reduced to 7,000. … Conrad at once resolved to fall...
By the 5th century BC, however, the unofficial circulation of foreign precious-metal coinage had penetrated Spartan society, especially through the perioikoi and Spartans serving outside Laconia.
“Conrad himself was twice wounded by the arrows of the Turks; … it is averred that this army … was reduced to 7,000. … Conrad at once resolved to fall...