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The Heraclidae ruled in Lacedaemon till 221 B.C., but disappeared much earlier in the other countries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
And when some citizens of Amphipolis came to Lacedaemon, and went to see the mother of Brasidas, Argileonis, she asked them whether Brasidas died bravely and worthily of Sparta.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
So it seems to have been well said that in Lacedaemon, the free man was more free, and the slave more a slave than anywhere else.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume I by Stewart, Aubrey
The Aetolians, at one day's sitting, formed a scheme, the very conception of which argued not only boldness, but impudence,--that of making themselves masters of Demetrias, Chalcis, and Lacedaemon.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus
While he was still engaged on this work, however, he was expelled by Cleomenes, king of Lacedaemon, in consequence of the Spartans being continually incited by oracles to overthrow the tyranny.
From The Athenian Constitution by Kenyon, Frederic G. (Frederic George), Sir
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