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 …

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.

Yet, beneath the gleaming armor of the Spartiate warriors lies a darker, often overlooked aspect of Spartan society—the helots. These enslaved people formed the backbone of the Spartan …

The meaning of HELOT is a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta.

2024年12月29日 · 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 …

In Ancient Sparta, the Helots were a subjugated population of slaves. Formerly warriors, the Helots outnumbered the Spartans considerably. During the time of the Battle of Plataea, which …

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 …

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 …

Helots: class of unfree peasants in Spartan society, who may be defined as state-owned serfs. In Antiquity, all humans were unequal.

2019年2月2日 · They were the helots, the subjugated and conquered people, the slaves of Sparta. Nobody knows exactly what the term “Helot” actually means. Some say it came from …