Category
page 1Ancient Laconia
Battle of Sellasia
ancient battle between Macedon and Sparta
Demetrius Lacon
Epicurean philosopher; disciple of Protarchus; contemporary of Zeno of Sidon; teacher of Philodemus
Siege of Sparta
272 BCE siege
Laconian vase painting
Koinon of Free Laconians
federated city-states in southeast Peloponnese
Menelaion
The Menelaion () is an archaeological site in Laconia, Greece, located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex (Northern hill, Menelaion, Profitis Ilias and Aetos). The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne ().
Battle of Gythium
part of the War against Nabis
Naucratis Painter
ancient Greek vase painter