Laconia Laconia Laconia (, "Lakonía", ) is a region of Greece in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word "laconic" is derived from the name of the region by analogy—to speak in a concise way, as the Spartans were reputed by the Athenians to do. Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia to the north and is surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea to the east and by the Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It encompasses Cape Malea and Cape Tainaron and a large part of the Mani
The Sinking of the Laconia with no survivors. The production is a cooperation of the British BBC with the German ARD Degeto and SWR Fernsehen, executed by TalkbackThames and Teamworx. The idea to bring the story of the "Laconia" to screen was conceived in 2004 by Talkback Thames head of drama Johnathan Young. On 9 January 2011, BBC Two broadcast a half-hour documentary, "The Sinking of the Laconia: Survivors' Stories", featuring testimonies from the actual survivors of the "Laconia". Beginning 14 April 2012, Ovation television aired "The Sinking of the Laconia" in the United States. The Sinking of the Laconia The Sinking of the Laconia