The configuration of the Spartan caste system is the helots who are slaves and workers. The Perioeci who were neither slaves nor full citizens. The Spartans were citizens and warriors. They are the cause of the fall of Sparta because they have not changed their government and are still outnumbered. The government did not change like the rest of the Greek city-states (McArver). The Spartans were very arrogant because the helots still have the ability to fight because they went to war with the Spartans about four times and caused them trouble. If this is a warrior society, they should have given the helots more freedom so they could fight to save their city-state Sparta. Maybe Alaric would never have burned down their city. There are three groups of people, the Spartans, the Helots and the Periokoi. The Spartans were the warrior class and they must become full citizens. They are allowed to go to Agōgē. An agōgē is a school for full citizen families to train their children. They learned stealth, loyalty to the Spartan group, military training, hunting, dancing, singing, and social conversation. Agōgē meant to lead or guide. Historians say this could have caused the Second Messenian War because they would teach the boys to protect themselves against the Helot rebellion. The Spartans were all equal because, whether rich or poor, the women wore the same woolen dress and the men the same woolen shirt. The Spartans would banish the fat people because they weren't strong and they weren't going to create strong children. The name helots is not really known theoretically, but it is thought to come from Helos or even a Greek word meaning captured. The Helots were Messenians who were conquered in the First Messenian War. Helots with...... middle of paper...... Wesleyan University. Np, and Web. April 14, 2014. “Greek and Roman Mythology – Tools”. Greek and Roman mythology - Tools. Np, and Web. April 14, 2014. .Halsall, Paul. “Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Sparta.” Fordham University: The Jesuit of New York. Fordham University, nd Web. February 17, 2014. "The Internet Classics Archive | Lycurgus by Plutarch." The Archive of Internet Classics | Lycurgus by Plutarch. Np, and Web. April 14, 2014. .McArver, Charles. "Sparta." Porter-Gaud School. and Web. February 17 2014.