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- Helots - Wikipedia
The helots ( ˈhɛləts, ˈhiːləts ; Greek: εἵλωτες, heílotes) were a subjugated population that constituted a majority of the population of Laconia and Messenia – the territories ruled by Sparta
- Helot | Definition, History, Facts | Britannica
helot, a state-owned serf of the ancient Spartans The ethnic origin of helots is uncertain, but they were probably the original inhabitants of Laconia (the area around the Spartan capital) who were reduced to servility after the conquest of their land by the numerically fewer Dorians
- The Helots: Slave Warriors of Ancient Sparta
According to the Greek geographer Pausanias, the Helots hailed from a city called Helos This city is said to have been conquered by the Spartans, and its inhabitants became their first slaves Subsequent people enslaved by the Spartans were also called Helots
- The horrifying reality of being a helot slave in ancient Sparta
This was the unfortunate condition of the helots in ancient Greece: a group of enslaved people who faced oppression for many generations under Spartan rule So, how did this organised cruelty support the city-state’s massive military power without weakening its social stability from within?
- Helots | Oxford Classical Dictionary
The helots were the slaves of the Spartans Distributed in family groups across the landholdings of Spartan citizens in Laconia and Messenia, helots performed the labour that was the bedrock on which Spartiate leisure and wealth rested
- The Helots: A labour force subjugated by harsh Spartan dominance
In ancient Sparta, the Helots formed a subjugated population primarily responsible for agricultural and domestic labour Originating mainly from conquered regions like Messenia, the Helots were essential to the Spartan economy, allowing the Spartan citizens to dedicate themselves to rigorous military training and maintaining their formidable army
- Ancient Greece Helots – Ancient Greece Facts. com
Helots were a special type of slave living in the Laconian region under the Spartan Hegemony They were tied to a land just like a feudal system and had to till their lands and give almost half the produce to their masters
- Cultures | Helots - History Archive
The Helots were a subjugated population primarily associated with the region of Laconia and Messenia in ancient Greece, particularly under the control of Sparta
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