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The Spartan Economy was based off 3 classes of society Spartans, Perioci and Helots. Sparta did not have a coin system because of the division in social class in Greece, instead they traded in Iron Bars. The Helots role in society were that of the salves doing farm work, labouring, made to fight with sling shots in war, served whatever the Spartans asked of them and were kept in control by tyrannus methods such as the Krptaya (who were selected at the age of 18 being the elite of the military academy the Agoge).

Though the Spartans themselves did not trade with anyone the perioci who oversaw the Helots, coming from one of Sparta's Vassal States Lakonia who were were mastered in the Arts and Crafts being responsible for trading with other parts of Greece and throughout parts of the medditerrainean.

Although Spartans were responsible for the Military factors of Sparta, they were not for the Trade and were even I'll deposed towards foriegners, being the Kings who were responisble for the diplomacy between other nations.

Basically they're economy was that of the Barter Economy System

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