### id282225532 The Messenian revolt was the most successful slave revolt > Do we know of any Helots that escaped? Yes, we know of potentially thousands that escaped from Spartan control during the Peloponnesian War. The Messenian revolt in c. 464 can be considered one of the most successful slave revolts of all time. However, we unfortunately do not know of any individuals in any meaningful capacity, nor do we have anything that suggests an escaped Helot wrote something about their servitude after they escaped. - [View Highlight](https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/p13hr6/do_we_know_about_any_escaped_spartan_helots/hv5d1tk?__readwiseLocation=0%2F2%2F0%2F4%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F3%3A27%2C0%2F2%2F0%2F4%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F3%3A468#:~:text=Do%20we%20know%20of%20any%2Ctheir%20servitude%20after%20they%20escaped.) - [[Do we know about any escaped spartan helots AskHistorians by Interesting Inquirer#id282225532 The Messenian revolt was the most successful slave revolt|View in Vault]]