来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第9集 第9集》
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to the polis as a whole属于城邦的奴隶 -
and then to further complicate matters于是我们想要 -
when we come upon them functioning,为其定义时遇上了难题 -
although they work and they belong to the state虽然他们为城邦工作并属于城邦 -
they are assigned to a particular part of the farmland但他们被分配到专属的农田 -
of the region occupied by Sparta, which is called Laconia.这些拉科尼亚的农田被斯巴达占领 -
They are assigned to that piece of land,他们被派往专属的土地上 -
which piece of land,这些专属土地 -
will also be assigned to a particular Spartan citizen却被分派给特定的斯巴达公民 -
so de facto the helots are working the plot因此实际上农奴所耕种的土地 -
that provides the food for a particular Spartan,是为特定的斯巴达人提供食物的 -
not for the Spartans in general.而不是为绝大多数斯巴达人