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Sparta is located in the region of Laconia, in the south-eastern Peloponnese. Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of the Eurotas, the largest river of Laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water.
- Spartan (Disambiguation)
The word may also refer to the following: People. Roderick...
- List of Kings of Sparta
Sparta. For most of its history, the ancient Greek...
- Sparta, Laconia
Sparta (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti) is a city and municipality in...
- Spartan Army
The Spartan army stood at the center of the Spartan state,...
- Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars (also often called the Persian Wars)...
- History of Sparta
The history of Sparta describes the history of the ancient...
- Agoge
A 19th-century artistic representation of Spartan boys...
- Women in Ancient Sparta
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta and wife of Leonidas, as quoted by...
- Nabis
Nabis of Sparta, reigned 207–192 BCE; Nabis (art), a...
- Spartan (Disambiguation)
The Spartan Constitution (or Spartan politeia) are the government and laws of the classical Greek city-state of Sparta. All classical Greek city-states had a politeia; the politeia of Sparta however, was noted by many classical authors for its unique features, which supported a rigidly layered social system and a strong hoplite army.
Sparta was a Greek city-state. It is the capital of the Laconia prefecture. It is in the south of Peloponnese peninsula. During antiquity, it was extremely powerful. Today, it is a small city. 16,726 people lived there according to the 2001 census. It was also known as Lacedaemon .
Timeline. c. 900 BCE. Sparta is founded. 706 BCE. Sparta founds the colony of Tarentum in Magna Graecia. c. 700 BCE. Sparta, Argos and Paros hold the first documented musical competitions in Greece. c. 650 BCE. Sparta crushes Messenian revolt.
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