Each year the Ephors declared war on the helots so that they could kill them without fear.
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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.
Each year the Ephors declared war on the helots so that they could kill them without fear.
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.