Pariahs; serfs, untouchables.

Land bound slaves who provided food and produce for the Homoioi. To find out more about the Helots go to the Helots Page.

The Helots (in Classical Greek / Heílôtes) were the serfs of Sparta. They should not be confused with the chattel slaves, who were much less common in Sparta. Helots were not confined to Sparta; the practice also occurred in Thessaly, Crete, and SicilySignificant portions of this article were translated from the French wiki article 13 Jun 2006..

Conquered indigenous population of Spartan city-state; provided agricultural labor for Spartan landowners; only semi-free; largest population of Spartan city-state. (p. 146)