This book is devoted to a much-needed reassessment of Helotry and of its place in the history and sociology of unfree labor.

... Helot , however erroneous , could throw " the all - seeing mind " of the benignant " Poor Man's Guardian " into such a fury ? Yet poor " Helot " conceives he can make a tolerable de- fence ; and though he at first determined , feeling ...

... the Prefs , in times when a gag has been put into this mouth and organ of the People , and when Law has been compelled to commit outrage upon CONSTITUTION . ABBEY - STREET , March , 1785 . LETTERS OF AN IRISH HELOT , & c . LETTER 3 ...

In ancient Sparta, three Helot slaves run for their lives. Pursuing them are three hundred of their Spartan masters.

Helots are a well-known part of ancient Greek society, yet there remains much debate regarding the definition of a helot, their identity, and their overall influence on Sparta.

... Helot did, as well. The ship's constitution was very clear about the relative authority between the civilian government and the commander of the vessel itself. But there was a certain lack of deference in Helot's behavior that suggested ...

... helot to be out late at night alone , to go unattended to concert or theatre , to ride outside an omnibus , or to be carried about in a hansom . A young helot cannot live alone in rooms without losing caste , even though she has to earn ...

... helot sources (conceivably he might have talked to helot deserters who fled to Athenian protection at Naupaktos, Pylos or Kythera, or picked the story up from Athenians operating in those places, such as the general Demosthenes), and ...