Helots

Most of the Helots were the descendants of the old Messenians that were enslaved in the famous war; and so all of them came to be called Messenians.

The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2005

Most of the Helots were the descendants of the old Messenians that were enslaved in the famous war; and so all of them came to be called Messenians.

THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

Most of the Helots were the descendants of the old Messenians that were enslaved in the famous war; and so all of them came to be called Messenians.

THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003

The Helots are the husbandmen of the one, the Perioeci of the other, and both

Politics Aristotle 2002

The Helots were a regular constituent part of the Spartan armies.

Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject E. N. [Editor] Elliott

The Helots were a rural people dwelling on the lands of the Spartans which lay about the capital or in the Laconian towns.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

The Helots are a class who from early times have occupied the fortified villages in the country districts and worked on the land.

The History of Rome, Vol. V 1905

Spartans, and the ancient inhabitants, who were known as Helots, were held as slaves by their Spartan conquerors.

Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877

Most of the Helots were the descendants of the old

The History of the Peloponnesian War 455? BC-395 BC Thucydides 1866

The Helots were a threat, and caused friction in the system.

Balloon Juice 2009