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Helots
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Slaves who formed the lowest grade of the population of Sparta, were descendants of the original inhabitants of Laconia, or prisoners of war; they were slaves belonging to the State, from the State alone could they receive manumission; they were employed as tillers of the ground, waited at meals, filled various menial offices for private individuals, and were treated with the utmost harshness; were whipped annually to remind them of their servile position; slaughtered when their numbers increased too much, and were forced to exhibit themselves under intoxication as a warning to the Spartan youth.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Helots'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/helots.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Helots'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/h/helots.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
