From what I can tell, most Classical authors use Lakedaimon where most modern writers use Sparta; modern translators often convert the former to the latter when rendering ancient texts, i.e. ὦ ξεῖν', ἀγγέλλειν Λακεδαιμονίοις ὅτι τῇδε κείμεθα τοῖς κείνων ῥήμασι πειθόμενοι. Go, tell the Spartans, stranger passing by/That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.…
What happened to the inhabitants of Roman cities after the fall of the Roman Empire who now found themselves living in a barbarian kingdom.
I've been recently reading about the fall of Rome and understand that it was largely brought about by various barbarian tribes sweeping across Europe and settling in the various different regions, eventually leading to the Visigoths sacking Rome. I also understand that many of these barbarian tribes after they settled the land lived in small…