Descendants of non-Spartan citizens were not able to follow the agoge .
Others in the state were the perioikoi , who were free inhabitants of Spartan territory but were non-citizens , and the helots , the state - owned serfs .
Descendants of Spartan citizens were not able to follow the agoge .
Others in the state were the perioikoi , who were free inhabitants of Spartan territory but were non-citizens , and the helots , the state - owned serfs .