They were encouraged to give their loyalty to their communal mess hall known as the Syssitia, rather than to their families.
وكان هؤلاء يُشجعون لإبداء ولائهم لرفقاء قاعة الطعام الجماعية المعروفة باسم سيسيتا (Syssitia) بدلاً من الولاء لقبائلهم.