In their height of power,around 500 BC,around 8000 citizen hoplites. But to that number you should add those under and over age,and women. So the number maybe 3-4times that.THat is only full citizens of Sparta. Not counting slaves,or periokoi(broad term could be half-citizens)..By the time of the end of Peloponnessian wars 400BC or better their defeat in 371 BC their number(citizen hoplites) was around few hundred only.

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