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A "laconic phrase" is a very concise or terse statement, named after Laconia (a. For the Laconian dialect see Doric Greek For the Ancient Kingdom see Sparta For the laconic expression see Laconic k. a. Lacedaemon [Greek Λακεδαίμων]), a polis of ancient Greece (and region of modern Greece) surrounding the city of Sparta proper. A polis ( πόλις, pronunciation, in English-- plural poleis ( πόλεις, pronunciation, in English --is a City, a The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη In common usage, Sparta referred both to Lacedaemon and Sparta. Similarly, a laconism is a figure of speech in which someone uses very few words to express an idea, keeping with the Spartan reputation for austerity.

The Spartans were especially famous for their dry wit, which we now know as "laconic humour. " This can be contrasted with the "Attic salt" or "Attic wit", the refined, poignant, delicate humour of Sparta's chief rival Athens. Attic Greek is the Prestige dialect of Ancient Greece that was spoken in Attica, which includes Athens. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

Spartans focused less than other Greeks on the development of education, arts, and literature. Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency The arts is a broad subdivision of Culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Some view this as having contributed to the characteristically blunt Laconian speech. However, Socrates for one rejected the idea that Spartans' economy with words was simply a consequence of poor literary education. SOCRATES is the European Community action programme in the field of Education. Plato quotes him as saying: ". Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece . . they conceal their wisdom, and pretend to be blockheads, so that they may seem to be superior only because of their prowess in battle . . . This is how you may know that I am speaking the truth and that the Spartans are the best educated in philosophy and speaking: if you talk to any ordinary Spartan, he seems to be stupid, but eventually, like some expert marksman, he shoots in some brief remark that proves you to be only a child. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Rhetoric has had many definitions no simple definition can do it justice "[1] As these comments might suggest, the Athenians were somewhat taken by the speech patterns of their country cousins, and collected choice examples of their pithy statements.

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References and Notes

  1. ^ Plato Protagoras. The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece Protagoras is a Dialogue of Plato. The main Argument is between the elderly Protagoras, a celebrated Sophist, and 342
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/P/Plutarch/prose/plutachslives/lycurgus.html Plutarch: Life of Lycurgus
  3. ^ Herodotus The Histories, Book Seven, section 133. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature.
  4. ^ Lacaenarum apophthegmata, Plutarch. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c
  5. ^ Herodotus The Histories, Book Seven, section 226. Herodotus of Halicarnassus ( Greek: Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek Historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC&ndash The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus is considered the first work of history in Western literature.
  6. ^ Plutarch, Apophthegmata Laconica, 225c. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c 11. This work may or may not be by Plutarch himself, but it is included among the Moralia, a collection of works attributed to him but outside the collection of his most famous works, the Parallel Lives. The Moralia (gr Greek &mdash loosely translatable Plutarch 's Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, commonly called Parallel Lives or Plutarch's Lives, is a series of
  7. ^ Bradford, Ernle (2004-03-30). Ernle Bradford (born Jan 11, 1922, at Cole Green Norfolk, England - died May 8 1986) was a noted 20th century British Thermopylae: The Battle for the West. New York: Da Capo Press, page 141. ISBN 0306813602.  
  8. ^ Garland, Robert (1998-08-30). Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, page 81. DOI:10.1336/0313303835. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. ISBN 0313303835.  
  9. ^ http://www.attalus.org/old/demetrius2.html Plutarch: Life of Demetrius
  10. ^ http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/8c_p1.html PBS
  11. ^ http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/P/Plutarch/prose/plutachslives/pyrrhus.html Plutarch: Life of Pyrrhus
  12. ^ Julius Caesar, The Gallic Wars. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Commentarii de Bello Gallico is Julius Caesar 's third-person account of his nine years of war in Gaul.
  13. ^ The Russian Primary Chronicle
  14. ^ Nicholas, Jeremy. Wit and Wisdom. www. godowsky. com. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II
  15. ^ Coolidge, Calvin (2001), Hannaford, Peter, ed. , The Quotable Calvin Coolidge: Sensible Words for a New Century, Bennington, Vermont: Images From the Past, pp. 169, ISBN 1884592333, <http://www.imagesfromthepast.com/coolidge.html> 
  16. ^ This began early. When Dirac was a child, his authoritarian father, a teacher of French, enforced a rule that Dirac speak to him only in French, as a device to encourage him to learn the language. But since young Dirac had difficulty expressing himself in French, the result was he spoke very little.
  17. ^ Dirac, Gisela. Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902-1984). DIRAC Family Research. Retrieved on 2007-10-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule
  18. ^ Russ, Martin (1999). Breakout – The Chosin Reservoir Campaign, Korea, 1950. Penguin Books, page 230. ISBN 0-14029-259-4.  

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A one-liner is a Joke that is delivered in a single line Many comedians have adopted this comedic method in their act
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