Lacedaemonia
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Lacedaemonia may mean:
  • Laconia
    Laconia
    Laconia , 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...

    , a modern prefecture of Greece
  • The ancient region of Greece of the same name; see Laconia (ancient region)
  • Lacedaemonia, the name borne by the city of Sparta
    Sparta
    Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...

    from Late Antiquity to the 19th century.
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