Lacedaemon
Sparta's formal name
Lacedaemon is the ancient Greek name for Sparta and its surrounding territory in the Peloponnese.
The term appears in classical literature and formal historical writing: The warriors of Lacedaemon were renowned throughout Greece.
Lacedaemonian refers to anything Spartan—its people, customs, or famously austere way of life.
Ancient Greek warrior state
- helotsBonded agricultural class
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
- agogeGreek training regimen
gerousia · krypteia · laconic · Leonidas · Thermopylae · Peloponnesian War
Name meaning light
- CastorMythic twin, now stellar
- PolluxImmortal Dioscurus twin
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
- HermioneWoman's name from antiquity
Orestes · Agamemnon · Iphigenia · Iliad · Homer · Trojan War · Odyssey
Greek region or paradise
- ArgosHellenic city-state
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- OlympiaWashington state's seat
- MegalopolisMassive continuous urban area
Sparta
Ancient Greek warrior state
agoge · gerousia · krypteia · laconic · Leonidas · Thermopylae · Peloponnesian War
Laconia
Peloponnesian region around Sparta
Helen
Name meaning light
- CastorMythic twin, now stellar
- PolluxImmortal Dioscurus twin
- ClytemnestraGreek queen, husband-slayer
Hermione · Orestes · Agamemnon · Iphigenia · Iliad · Homer · Trojan War · Odyssey
Arcadia
Greek region or paradise
Athens
Greece's capital city
Persian Empire · Xerxes · Delphi · hegemony