Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta

Abstract

Spartan economic egalitarianism and communitarianism in modern thought -- The growth of the dominant egalitarian image in ancient thought -- The ownership and inheritance of land, revisited -- Helotage and the exploitation of Spartan territory -- Movable wealth: ownership, acquisition, and exchange -- Public rights over private property -- Restrictions on the use of wealth in Spartiate life -- Restrictions on the use of wealth: burial and funerary practice -- Material and religious investment: bronze dedications at Sparta and abroad -- Equestrian competition: participation and expenditure -- The use of wealth in personal and political relations -- Spartiate household economies: towards an estimate of a balance-sheet -- Property concentration and the emergence of a plutocratic society.