Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Laconia

Laconia

1 9.8
A region in southern Greece once ruled by Sparta
  • proper noun
: Laconia
  • The famous battles of ancient Greece often involved armies from Laconia, highlighting its importance in the Peloponnesian War.

Examples

  • According to Plutarch's Lives, Lycurgus was a wise and rational legislator who established just laws and reforms in Laconia.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The piece was especially rare in the Met's collection of artifacts from Laconia, the region of southern Greece dominated by Sparta until the second century B.C.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Laconia was historically significant as the region in southern Greece where Laconia was the dominant city-state.

  • Many ancient artifacts have been discovered in Laconia, particularly those related to Spartan culture.

Surface Forms

Laconia main

Etymology

The word Laconia comes from the old Greek name for the land of the Laconians, the people of Sparta. A helpful way to remember it is that it shares the same root as laconic, which means 'using few words', because Spartans were famous for short, direct speech, so Laconia is the region tied to those people.