Spartan citizens were required to donate a certain amount of what they yielded from their kleros to their syssitia , or mess .
These items were grown locally on each Spartan citizens kleros and were tended to by helots .
Spartan citizens were required to donate a certain amount of what citizens yielded from citizens ' kleros to their syssitia , or mess .
These items were grown locally on each Spartan citizens kleros and were tended to by helots .