Greek slaves did the same things slaves back in the South did in the USA. Took care of fields, helped clean the house, etc.
Women usually stayed at home to keep an eye on the slaves. Let's just say, they had one good punch.
By the way, slaves in Ancient Greece were called "helots."
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It depended who they belonged to. Household and farm slaves worked as long as required and rested, ate and slept when not required. Some slaves were given businesses to run, and made their own times. Mining slaves collapsed when they got out of the narrow shafts until they were sent to wriggle back down them. A wide range of activities, from severe manual effort, prostitution, part of household life to running commercial activity. Mostly sparse time off work was rest time.
greek slaves usually worked in fields plowing and planting seeds. also harvesting wheat, barley, and olives. some worked at barbershops, public baths, and factories
They farmed to produce food, ran a household, procreated and raised families, managed their slaves, carried out domestic religious activities.
They worked in the fields, the factories, small busines, the mines, prostitution, and state workers..
If you read House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton, it will tell you exactly how slaves used the Greek Cross.
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No, greek slaves did not get paid but if their family was wealthy they could buy them selves out of slavery.
Metic, Slaves, citizens sometimes, women.
upper classes, lower classes , middle classes, and slaves