# AH17 - Standing Among the Spartans

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Podcast: [Ancient History Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ancient-history-podcast-6739767)
Published: 2025-05-01T01:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we talk to Philip Davies about social status in ancient Sparta, how the homoioi were not all equals, and the many ways a Spartan could gain or lose social status. Don't forget to subscribe to Ancient History Magazine .

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