Lacedaemonians


 * Laconia** (//Λακωνία//), also known as **Lacedaemonia**, is one of the [|regional units of Greece]  . It is part of the  [|region]  of  [|Peloponnese]  . It is situated in the southeastern part of the  [|Peloponnese]  peninsula. Its administrative capital is  [|Sparti]  (Sparta). The word "  [|laconic]  " is derived from the name of the region by analogy - to speak in a concise way, as the Spartans were reputed by the  [|Athenians]  to do.

Lacedaemonian is another name for a Spartan. The city of Sparta was supposedly founded by the mythological figure Lacedaemon, a son of Zeus.

Source: http://www.sikyon.com/sparta/history_eg.html

Laconia within Greece: