What are slaves in ancient Athens?

Answer 1

People became slaves in many ways. some people became slaves when captured in battle. some were the children of slaves. some were Greek infants, abandoned on a hill or at the gates of town, left to die, or to be rescued by someone passing by. some children were sold into slavery by poor families, and some children were kidnapper.

Answer 2

Athens had slaves - about 70,000 of its total population of 250,000.

Sparta had serfs - people bound to their land who rendered half their produce to Sparta, which was used to support the Spartan citizens.

Answer 3

Men, women and children owned by citizens or by the state, who worked on tasks directed by their masters without payment. The were subject entirely to their masters and had no rights.

Answer 4

A common estimate is 70,000, a fifth of the population.

Answer 5

Yes, they both had slaves.

Answer 6

Indeed they did

Answer 7

They both had slaves.

Answer 8

not much

Answer 9

Yes