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Laconia
Mountainous region in the central-southern Peloponnese and the home territory of Sparta, which drew on the fertility of the Eurotas valley between the main mountain ranges. The word "laconic" reflects the tradition that the Spartans – unlike most Greeks – were uncommunicative by nature.
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