Tomb of the Lacedaemonians, Ancient grave in Kerameikos, Athens, Greece.

The Tomb of the Lacedaemonians is an ancient burial monument in the Kerameikos archaeological site in Athens, dedicated to Spartan soldiers who died in the city. It consists of stone foundations and inscribed slabs set along one of the ancient road routes that crossed the site.

The tomb was built after 403 BC, when a group of Spartan soldiers died during their involvement in Athens's internal power struggle at the end of the Thirty Tyrants period. The Athenians erected the monument following the fighting that ended that short period of authoritarian rule.

The monument carries Greek inscriptions with the names of the fallen soldiers, which was rare for enemy combatants in ancient Athens. This gesture shows that the Athenians chose to honor their opponents in death in a way that was not commonly extended to foreign fighters.

The tomb sits within the Kerameikos archaeological zone and is accessible as part of a general visit to the site. It stands close to the ancient road traces, so it is easy to spot while walking through the grounds.

The two names preserved on the inscription beside the tomb can be matched to Xenophon's Hellenika for the year 403 BC, tying the burial to a specific clash at the foot of the Munychia hill near Piraeus. Few ancient graves combine an excavated structure, an inscription and a contemporary written account so precisely.