Demosioi
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Demosioi
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Demosioi or Demosii were a class of public slaves in the system of slavery in ancient Greece at Athens, who were bought and owned by the state itself. The most numerous class were the toxotai (τοξόται) or scythai (Σκύθαι), a force of police also called Speusinioi (Σπευσίνιοι), who served under officers called toxarchoi (τόξαρχοι). Their duty was to preserve order in the assembly, courts, public places, and public works. They were at first encamped in tents in the agora, and afterwards removed to
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Class of public slaves in ancient Greece
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demosioi
date created:
2024-08-25T20:06:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T18:58:28Z
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