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[–] [email protected] 119 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Because the Greeks you hear about were the aristocracy. You don't hear how some estimates of the population breakdown were more than 80%-90% slaves.

Just like how you hear of the 300 Spartans, but not the several thousand Thebians, most of whom were slaves, who also defended the pass.

[–] TheBlackLounge 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The machines were to replace the slaves.

[–] ZoopZeZoop 11 points 1 year ago

You mean to become the slaves. Viva la Robo-lution!

[–] MoonMoon 12 points 1 year ago

cough helots cough

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not to mention all the thespians

[–] diffcalculus 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] overcast5348 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thesbians

Is that what we're calling them now?