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State-owned laborers of ancient Sparta
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helots
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n. (plural of helot English)
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The helots (; , heílotes ) were a subjugated population group that formed the main population of Laconia and Messenia , the territory controlled by Sparta . Their exact status was already disputed in antiquity: according to Critias , they were " slaves ...
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His name was Ontescue, a name not well liked by the helots who worked his lands and bore the brunt of his expensive ambitions.