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If the helots defeated the Spartans, the Spartans, being defeated, could not do anything to them.
Helots were important because they revolted often. The average Spartan citizen had 12 helots to himself. So, the helots outnumbered the Spartans. The helots' large rebellions caused the Spartans to strenghten their army. This constant test of military ability made the Spartan military strong and powerful.
Spartan Slaves, or to be more accurate, serfs, were called helots. Sparta became the military state as most know it by today after a revolution of the helots, in which many Spartans died, but were able to gain control over the helots and began to build a viscous army
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If the helots defeated the Spartans, the Spartans, being defeated, could not do anything to them.
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The Helots were the Spartans slaves. If the Spartans treated them well they would have been more likely to successfully rebel.
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Spartans needed to be able to keep helots at bay
Helots were important because they revolted often. The average Spartan citizen had 12 helots to himself. So, the helots outnumbered the Spartans. The helots' large rebellions caused the Spartans to strenghten their army. This constant test of military ability made the Spartan military strong and powerful.
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Spartan Slaves, or to be more accurate, serfs, were called helots. Sparta became the military state as most know it by today after a revolution of the helots, in which many Spartans died, but were able to gain control over the helots and began to build a viscous army
The ancient Spartans used serfs that they called 'helots' to do the work and keep their economy running.