What did the Spartans do to the Helots?

Answer 1

Helots were Messenian servants who lived in Sparta after Sparta took over their homeland. They had very little rights and were treated as servants, though they are not considered common slaves because they often fought in wars and had families. In fact, if a helot served honorably in a war, it could be possible that they would be allowed to be free. yo yo yo

Answer 2

"Helots" was the name for the slaves of the Spartan citizens. Force is a traditional way of slaveholders to keep their slaves in line. Moreover, Spartan law explicitly allowed its citizens to use any kind of force (including killing) on its Helots with impunity. As history has shown over and over, giving any group of people unlimited and unchecked power over another group of people always and invariably leads to excesses and violence.

Answer 3

The Spartans took helots to war with them - for two reasons.

First was to use them as light infantry and archers.

Second was that the helots outnumbered the Spartan citizens by a large factor, so that they took seven helots for each Spartan armoured warrior with them went they went on campaign to reduce the number left at home and able to get up to mischief in their absence.

It is rarely mentioned, but at the fight at Thermopylae as well as the 300 Spartan warriors who died, 2,100 helots died fighting with them.

At the battle of Plataea the following year, as well as the 5,000 Spartan hoplites there were 35,000 helots backing them up - making it by far the largest contingent in the Greek army facing the Persians.

After a series of wars, the numbers of Spartan warriors declined seriously, and during the Peloponnesian War, helots were recruited as armoured warriors as well, on a promise that if they served well they would be freed from serfdom.

Answer 4

the helots were captive works from ancient Greece. this name comes from the Greek word for "capture". but I'm not sure the answer to the second question. sorry:(

Answer 5

they were treated terribly with very little rights. they did get to live with there families though.