| 31. | Nabis'liberation of the enslaved helots was one of the most outstanding deeds in Spartan history.
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| 32. | :Classical Sparta had 7-8 helots for every Spartan citizen ( see Spartan hegemony ).
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| 33. | The helots made the Spartan system possible, but now the post off Pylos began attracting helot runaways.
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| 34. | The helots made the Spartan system possible, but now the post off Pylos began attracting helot runaways.
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| 35. | According to Herodotus ( IX, 28 29 ), helots were seven times as numerous as Spartans.
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| 36. | Penestae and helots did not rate as chattel slaves; one could not freely buy and sell them.
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| 37. | One of the guards fell on a Helot soldier and beat him with his rifle butt ."
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| 38. | As a result, the fielding of a respectable hoplite army without mercenaries or freed helots was difficult.
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| 39. | He therefore chose to dismiss all troops except the Thespians and Helots and save the glory for the Spartans.
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| 40. | Uprisings and attempts to improve the lot of the helots did occur, such as the Conspiracy of Cinadon.
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