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Sparta (Doric Σπάρτα; Attic Σπάρτη Spartē ) was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the River Eurotas in the southern part of the Peloponnese. From c. 650 BC it rose to become the dominant ...
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The Ancient Greek Cultures exhibit includes information on the Minoans, Myceneans and Greek cultures such as the Dorians, Ionians, Aeolians and Phoenicians. Also included are the full length texts of the Illiad and the Odyssey by Homer. ... Sparta (also known as Lacedaemeon) is situated on the southern Peloponnesus,
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SPARTA AN ancient city in Greece, the capital of Laconia and the most powerful state of the Peloponnese. The city lay at the northern end of the central Laconian plain, on the right bank of the river Eurotas, a little south of tbe point where it is joined by its largest tributary, the Oenus (mod.
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www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-sparta.html
www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11-sparta.html
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In ancient Greece, the great rival of Athens was Sparta. The city-state and its surrounding territory were located on the Peloponnesus, a peninsula southwest of Athens. Sparta (also called Lacedaemon) was the capital of the district of Laconia.
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history-world.org/sparta.htm
history-world.org/sparta.htm
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History of Sparta ... The tears of Aethra ... The Theater of Sparta...
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History of ancient sparta, Greece, Hellas, arts, pottery, ... Of the early history of Sparta we rely on very few legends. It is said to have been founded by Lacedaemon, the son of Zeus and Taygete, who married Sparta, the daughter of Eurotas.;
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www.sikyon.com/sparta/history_eg.html
www.sikyon.com/sparta/history_eg.html
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Ancient Sparta was probably somewhat larger than the modern town - and being unwalled probably sprawled just as it does today. The Menelaion itself, according to Pausanias, is on the site of a temple which contained the tombs of Helen and Menelaus.
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www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/sparta.htm
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/sparta.htm
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Sparta was a town in southern Greece. It was already there in the Late Bronze Age, and appears in Homer's Odyssey as the kingdom of Menelaus and Helen. During the Dark Ages, Sparta declined like ... More on Sparta; Ancient Athens; Ancient Corinth; Main Greek Government page ... Sparta for Kids - a city in ancient Greece...
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www.historyforkids.org/learn/greeks/government/spartans...
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