At its peak around 500 BC the size of the city would have been some 20,000 -- 35,000 citizens , plus numerous helots and perioikoi .
This love or admiration of Sparta is known as Laconism or Laconophilia .
At Sparta 's peak around 500 BC the size of the city would have been some 20,000 -- 35,000 citizens , plus numerous helots and perioikoi .
This love or admiration of Sparta is known as Laconism or Laconophilia .