A member of a class of Serfs, intermediate between slaves and citizens
Helots where the serfs of Sparta. Serf meaning they were not free men, nor were they slaves.
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They were the servants or peasants.
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No, a helot is a greek and spartan slave
Captive Spartan workers were called helots.
a helot
A Spartan slave was called a helot. Helots were state-owned serfs required to work the land for their Spartan masters.
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yes a helot is a slave it is a spartan term they used with there three main classes.
Helot to Spartan = 10:1
Helots where the serfs of Sparta. Serf meaning they were not free men, nor were they slaves.
Each Spartan citizen was allotted the produce of seven helots to support them. They also took seven helots to war for each Spartan warrior - these acted as light infantry, and at the same time reduced the threat of a helot uprising at home while the Spartans were away. At the battle of Plataea in 479 BCE, there were 5,000 Spartan hoplites (armoured warriors) and 35,000 helot light infantry.
You are looking for the word Helot, however helots were not slaves, they were serfs, that is they were bound to their land, and produced half their produce to the Spartan government.
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Sparta remained a poor farming society because its focus was primarily on military training and preparation for war rather than agricultural development. The emphasis on military excellence meant that limited resources were allocated to improving agricultural techniques and infrastructure. Additionally, the use of helot slaves to work the land meant that Spartan citizens themselves did not engage in farming as a primary occupation.