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Lakonias
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The county is bordered on the north east with the
prefecture of Arcadia prefecture of Arcadia and the Myrtoo Sea, west of the
Messinian and the Messinian Gulf, south bordering the Laconian Gulf and the Sea
Myrtoo. In the prefecture of Laconia and the island belongs Elafonissos. Laconia
inhabited in Neolithic times (6,000 - 3,000 BC) as the first inhabitants
reported Leleges, which succeeded Achaeans and Ionians. First king of the
country was Leleges, so called Leleges and first king of the second dynasty was
the mythical Lacedaemon. By the time the Laconia acquired great power. Around
1100 BC Dorians settled in the region, who were the center of Sparta, from which
almost all exormontas ypetaxan Lakonia, and tried creating specialized
institutions and separation of people (Helots, adjacent) to keep in subjection
the tribes prodorika and not assimilate these . Apart from Sparta, and there
were other major cities: Kardamyli, Gytheio, Amykles, Leuktra, Itilo, panicle,
Elos (from whence came the name of the Helots). By the time of Alexander the
Great Sparta and Athens was the largest city-states of Greece and on the fate of
the Greeks. In 222 BC, after the victory of the Macedonians against the
Spartans, the Spartans destroyed the institution of monarchy that existed for
many centuries, finally removed.
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 In 146 subjugated to the Romans (limited to around Sparta in the Euro area),
to certain areas (coastal cities, etc.) certain privileges and thus created the
Common Eleftherolakonon, federation with some autonomy. In Byzantine times it
was the province of the Peloponnese and Thread has repeatedly barbarian
invasions, the more this 395 AD by Alaricho. The 13th century subjugated by
William B Vilardouino Franks and stayed on until 1262, when it came to
Palaeologus, who founded the Despotate the Morea, established in Mystra. For two
centuries the country was ruled by despots of the Palaiologos family, variations
of which exploited the Turks to epidramoun against the Peloponnese (1460).
Despite repeated attempts not permanently occupied by the Turks rather than the
mid-17th century. After consecutive disasters experienced during Tourkovenetikon
Wars. The region of Mani only managed to retain some autonomy and privileges.
From here began in March 1821 the revolutionary body headed by Theodoros
Kolokotronis and occupied (23 March) Kalamata. During the Revolution of 1821
took an active part and was released in 1828. In the years of King Otto built
the new city of Sparta, which evolved into the capital of Laconia. |
