There was little difference in the spartan society between the rights given to a slave and those given to a a. helot b. child c. woman d. freeman

A. Helot

The Helots were also referred to as " slaves to the utmost" occupying a status "between free men and slaves".  Helots include whole families--men, women, children usually tenant farmers bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord.

the roman republic began to expand when rome fought the punic wars and defeated carthage. the punic wars refer to the series of 3 wars fought among rome and carthage, before it ended in carthage's defeat.