Why did the Spartan need the helots?
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Do you know what helots are?
No I do not . I thought someone could help me. Messenian person forced to work as a lowly farmers by sparta. So why did Spartan need the helots?
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Since most Spartan men served in the military, the helots were the slaves who farmed the fields and grew the crops the people ate.
Since most Spartan men served in the military, the helots were the slaves who farmed the fields and grew the crops the people ate.
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