Noun
A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere was at least one helot revolt (ca. 465–460 BC), and Thucydides remarked that "Spartan policy is always mainly governed by the necessity of taking precautions against the helots." Source: Internet
The event severely damaged Sparta's naval power but did not end its aspirations of invading further into Persia, until Conon the Athenian ravaged the Spartan coastline and provoked the old Spartan fear of a helot revolt. Source: Internet
The immediate objective of this unit was to seek out and kill vulnerable helot Laconians as part of the larger program of terrorising and intimidating the helot population. Source: Internet
As the Spartiate population declined and the helot population continued to grow, the imbalance of power caused increasing tension. Source: Internet
She called to Sparta for assistance but was denied, as Sparta was facing the largest helot revolution in its history. Source: Internet