League of Free Laconians

The League of Free Laconians (Koinē Greek: Κοινόν τῶν Ἐλευθερολακώνων, romanized: Koinon tōn Eleutherolakōnōn) was established in southern Greece in 21 BC by the Emperor Augustus,[1] giving formal structure to a group of cities that had been associated for almost two centuries.

The Eleutherolakōnes (Ἐλευθερολάκωνες, 'free Laconians') are first mentioned in 195 BC, after Sparta's defeat in the Roman-Spartan War.

The Roman general Titus Quinctius Flamininus placed several coastal cities, inhabited by perioikoi, under the protection of the Achaean League, separating them from the rump Spartan state.

A few years later, in 192 BC, Gythium was recaptured by Nabis of Sparta, but the Achean League immediately attacked the city.

[3] The koinon continued to exist into the second half of the 3rd century AD, as is demonstrated by the coins and inscriptions of its member states.