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I've seen a camel resource before in something.
Hellenistic Times Scenario
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Etaira i trust also comes from companionship, which would be obvious in the meaning 
But it isnt the same word as etairos.
hoplites= hoplites (
) but it is pronounced differently in greek. You could also have it as 'hoplitai' if you want to show that it is in greek.
Different nation states had different names for their heavy hoplites. The spartans were called omoioi i think. Athenian were argyraspides, the theban phalanx post peloponnesian war was the 'sacred band' (ieros lochos).
But it isnt the same word as etairos. hoplites= hoplites (
) but it is pronounced differently in greek. You could also have it as 'hoplitai' if you want to show that it is in greek. Different nation states had different names for their heavy hoplites. The spartans were called omoioi i think. Athenian were argyraspides, the theban phalanx post peloponnesian war was the 'sacred band' (ieros lochos).
The Last Conformist
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The omoioi (homoioi) were the Spartans proper ("Spartiates"), exclusive of the Perioeci ("perioikoi" in Greek, I suppose) and Helots. Of course, not all Lacedaemonian hoplites were Spartans.varwnos said:
There's at least one camel resource around. I'll be looking in a minute.
Edit: Nicked a camel from the WHmod:
Thanks for the camels thing.
The periekoi were those living in the outskirts, they paid relatively smalll taxes and were free men, had some basic rights, and sometimes were part of the army.
The Helots were slaves of the state, they didn´t have any rights, not even the right of living, and were allowed to live just because the homoioi were too lazy to feed themselves.
The homoioi were the "equals" i.e. those who had a right to vote, were part of the army, and were considered human beings.The Last Conformist said:
The periekoi were those living in the outskirts, they paid relatively smalll taxes and were free men, had some basic rights, and sometimes were part of the army.
The Helots were slaves of the state, they didn´t have any rights, not even the right of living, and were allowed to live just because the homoioi were too lazy to feed themselves.
It's true 
Ancient Sparta must have been a very strange place. It wasnt very much like the rest of the ancient greek world. I have heard from somewhere that there were even special 'games' of initiation, where young spartan citizents were hunting down helots (although i am not at all sure that this was the case. It could have been like that though).
What definately was happening was the throwing of 'imperfect' children from cliffs in the Taygetos mountain.
Sparta had no philosophy or theatre, and probably painting wasnt developed either. Corinth and Sikyon were leading cultural powers in the Peloponnesos, and also Elis was culturally superior (the olympic games were held in its territory, in Olympia, and at one time the Eleans even forbid spartans to take part in the games, which was considered a great insult).
Nearby Argos was also a militaristic state, but it would appear that it was more reasonable, and most of the other peloponnesian states sought alliances with Argos instead of Sparta. Argos also had some cultural singificance, as home of the Nemean games (in Nemea), and also since the ancient mycenian cities of Tiryns and Mycenae were in its territory.
Ancient Sparta must have been a very strange place. It wasnt very much like the rest of the ancient greek world. I have heard from somewhere that there were even special 'games' of initiation, where young spartan citizents were hunting down helots (although i am not at all sure that this was the case. It could have been like that though). What definately was happening was the throwing of 'imperfect' children from cliffs in the Taygetos mountain.
Sparta had no philosophy or theatre, and probably painting wasnt developed either. Corinth and Sikyon were leading cultural powers in the Peloponnesos, and also Elis was culturally superior (the olympic games were held in its territory, in Olympia, and at one time the Eleans even forbid spartans to take part in the games, which was considered a great insult).
Nearby Argos was also a militaristic state, but it would appear that it was more reasonable, and most of the other peloponnesian states sought alliances with Argos instead of Sparta. Argos also had some cultural singificance, as home of the Nemean games (in Nemea), and also since the ancient mycenian cities of Tiryns and Mycenae were in its territory.
Gunner
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I really like the map so far. I think you can use the Map Tweaker utility to crop maps. Varwnos should know.
The Last Conformist
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That one appears to be true.
I believe some of the Cretan cities had Spartan-like social systems.
The Last Conformist
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Ancient Crete wasn't one civ. The Minoans were quite different from the Doric cities of the Archaic period, frex.
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