Lacedaemon was rich in natural resources , fertile and blessed with a number of good natural harbors .
The Periokoi monopoly on trade and manufacturing in one of the richest territories of Greece explains in large part the loyalty of the perioikoi to the Spartan state .
Spartan was rich in natural resources , fertile and blessed with a number of good natural harbors .
The Periokoi monopoly on trade and manufacturing in one of the richest territories of Greece explains in large part the loyalty of the perioikoi to the Spartan state .