The helots (/ ˈhɛləts, ˈhiːləts /; Greek: εἵλωτες, heílotes) were a subjugated population that constituted a majority of the population of Laconia and Messenia – the territories ruled by Sparta.

helot, a state-owned serf of the ancient Spartans. The ethnic origin of helots is uncertain, but they were probably the original inhabitants of Laconia (the area around the Spartan capital) who were reduced to servility after the conquest of their land by the numerically fewer Dorians.

2024年12月29日 · Spartan Helots had families and aided in war. From sustaining Sparta’s economy to fortifying Mount Ithome, their resilience shaped history. The ancient Greek city state of Sparta had a social hierarchy that was different from many of its neighbors.

Yet, beneath the gleaming armor of the Spartiate warriors lies a darker, often overlooked aspect of Spartan society—the helots. These enslaved people formed the backbone of the Spartan economy and, paradoxically, both enabled and constrained the city-state's ambitions.

The helots were the slaves of the Spartans. Distributed in family groups across the landholdings of Spartan citizens in Laconia and Messenia, helots performed the labour that was the bedrock on which Spartiate leisure and wealth rested.

希洛人（helot）是古 斯巴达 农奴，其身为国有。 其人种的渊源已不可考，但他们可能是 拉科尼亚 （Laconia，斯巴达首府的周围区域）的原始居民。 当他们的土地被多里安人占领后，沦落为奴。 西元前8世纪， 斯巴达人 征服麦西尼亚（Messenia）后，麦西尼亚人亦被贬为希洛人。 希洛人在某种意义上是属于城邦的奴隶，固定在土地上，被分发给个别的斯巴达人替他们耕作田地； [1] 主人既不能释放也不能贩卖他们。 希洛人在向主人缴交一定比例的耕作收成后，可以有限地累 …

2019年2月2日 · They were the helots, the subjugated and conquered people, the slaves of Sparta. Nobody knows exactly what the term “Helot” actually means. Some say it came from the village called Helos that was conquered by the angry Spartans. Others say that it simply means “a slave” or “a serf”.

In Ancient Sparta, the Helots were a subjugated population of slaves. Formerly warriors, the Helots outnumbered the Spartans considerably. During the time of the Battle of Plataea, which took place in 479 B.C., there were seven Helots for every Spartan.

The name “Helots” evokes one of the most famous peculiarities of ancient Sparta, the system of dependent labor that guaranteed the livelihood of the free citizens. The Helots fulfilled all the functions that slaves carried out elsewhere in the Greek world, allowing their masters the leisure to be full-time warriors.

The Helots were a subjugated population primarily associated with the region of Laconia and Messenia in ancient Greece, particularly under the control of Sparta. They played a crucial role in the Spartan economy and society, serving as a servile …