Laconia is the historic hinterland of Sparta, from which we derive the word “laconic”—to speak concisely, as the Spartans were said to do.

Sparta is a city in Laconia, on the Peloponnese in Greece. In antiquity, it was a powerful city-state with a famous martial tradition. Ancient writers sometimes referred to it as Lacedaemon and ...

The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies' Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece, but the impact of its unique culture is impossible to ignore.

After Sparta subjugated Laconia — a region which present-day Sparta serves as its administrative capital — and Messenia to the west, the city-state grew to control most of the Peloponnese by ...

In the evening, Laconia Ale Works (Sparta's first brewery) is a must-visit spot for beer, wine, and cornhole. Half a mile away, Muddy Creek Cafe & Music Hall invites you to continue your night out ...