Lacedaemonians

1. Why are Spartans called Lacedaemonians?
2. Are Lacedaemonians Spartans?
3. What is Sparta called now?
4. What is Lacedaemonia?

Why are Spartans called Lacedaemonians?

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 its people as Lacedaemonians.

Are Lacedaemonians Spartans?

The region of the Peloponnese which held the Spartan people was called Lacedaemon (now Laconia) and the Spartans were known as the Lacedaemonians from at least the fifth century B.C. By that time, Lacedaemon was used interchangeably with Sparta when referring to the political entity.

What is Sparta called now?

In 1834, after the Greek War of Independence, King Otto of Greece decreed the town should be expanded into a city. Modern day Sparta, the capital of the prefecture of Lakonia, lies on the eastern foothills of Mount Taygetos in the Evrotas River valley.

What is Lacedaemonia?

Lacedaemonian in American English

1. of or pertaining to ancient Sparta; Spartan. noun. 2. a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta; a Spartan.