"Spartans, with helots to till their land and domestic slaves to attend to their household needs, had a lot of leisure time." (Brennan)

 

We know how the Spartans filled their free time from Plutarch, who tells us that:

 

“Except when a Spartiate went on campaign, all their time was taken up by choral dances, festivals, hunting expeditions, physical exercise and conversation” (Plutarch)

sation” (Plutarch)