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The Spartans lived in the part of Greece called Laconia. Sometimes people call them Spartans and sometimes Laconians. Those people were very brave and their way of life was very simple. One of their rules was always to speak very briefly, using no more words than were necessary. To this day often call a short answer laconic.

There was in Greece a land called Macedon, ruled over by a king, Philip by name. He had a great army and conquered state after state. But Laconia remained free. When Philip reached Laconia he sent a letter to the brave Spartans saying, “If I conquer your country, I shall level your great city to the ground”. In a few days he saw the answer brought to him. There was only one word written in it. That word was “If.”