Sparta[1] was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while "Sparta" referred to its capital, a group of villages in …

Dec 8, 2025 · Sparta, ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese, southwestern Greece. The sparsity of ruins from antiquity around the modern city reflects the …

May 28, 2013 · Sparta was one of the most important city-states in ancient Greece and was famous for its military prowess. The professional and well-trained Spartan hoplites with their distinctive red …

Nov 12, 2009 · Sparta was a military city-state in ancient Greece that achieved regional power after Spartan warriors won the Pelopo...

Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece situated on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia in southeastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10 th century BCE, …

Jan 26, 1996 · Source: This text is part of the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook. The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts related to Ancient History. Unless otherwise …

Oct 19, 2023 · Sparta was one of the most dominant of all the Greek city-states, and is most often remembered for their athletic and militaristic values.