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The Spartans, a people of warriors from ancient Greece, inhabited Laconia, an ancient state in southern Greece, on the shores of the Aegean and Mediterranean, more specifically Sparta, its capital.
The education system established by Lycurgus (called "Agoge" = "deed of a wolf") trained the Spartans from a
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The Spartans, a people of warriors from ancient Greece, inhabited Laconia, an ancient state in southern Greece, on the shores of the Aegean and Mediterranean, more specifically Sparta, its capital.
The education system established by Lycurgus (called "Agoge" = "deed of a wolf") trained the Spartans from a young age to remain silent for a long time, which made them become known as the people of few words.
Laconism is a short or concise way of speaking or writing. It was one of the main characteristics of Spartan society from which the term derives. Laconic means short, terse, concise, of few words.
The military and practical education they received accustomed them to receiving orders; thus, they did not speak much, and this also extended to their homes and families.
When told by an Athenian that speech was the most powerful of all, King Agis replied:
"Then when you are silent, you are worthless."