Role of helots Flashcards
1
Q
origins
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outnumbered Spartiates by 20/1; conquered residents of south Greece
2
Q
political status
A
State owned the slaves; no political rights
3
Q
Rights & Duties
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farmed Spartan lands; supplied a fixed produce to master, could keep surplus for profit; acted as household slaves; helot women were famed for being good nurses; acted as servants to Spartiates in war
4
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Treatment
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freed for outstanding acts or bravery or service; forbidden to move without state permission; treated harshly and suspected; targets for Krypteia (secret police); ephors declared war on helots every year
