Prior to modern times, the site of Sparta was occupied by a relatively small village that lay in the shadow of Mystras, a more important (Byzantine) settlement nearby. In 1834, after the Greek War of Independence, King Otto of Greece decreed that a city was to be built on the site of Sparta and bear its name (pronounced Sparti in Modern Greek). The city was designed with the intention of creating one of the most beautiful cities in Greece through the use of tree-lined boulevards and parklands. At present, Sparta is the administrati ...

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There is a well-known passage in Thucydides which runs thus: "Suppose the city of Sparta to be deserted, and nothing left but the temples and the ground-plan, distant ages would be very unwilling to believe that the power of the Lacedaemonians was at all equal to their fame. "Their city is not built continuously, and has no splendid temples or other edifices; it rather resembles a group of villages, like the ancient towns of Hellas, and would therefore make a poo ...

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Chilon of Sparta or Chilo of Sparta was a Lacedaemonian, son of Damagetus and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. As an ephor he strengthened that position in Sparta. It is recorded that he composed verses in elegiac metre to the number of two hundred. Chilon was also the first person who introduced the custom of joining the ephors to the kings as their counselors, though Satyrus attributes this institution to Lycurgus. Some of his sayings: "Do not speak evil of the dead." "Honor old age." "P ...

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The origins of the powers exercised by the assembly of the citizens, or apella, are virtually unknown, due to the paucity of historical documentation. The ordinary Spartan was essentially a soldier, trained to obey and endure; he became a politician only if chosen as ephor for a single year. He could be elected a life member of the council after his sixtieth year, in which he would be free from military service. Sparta was, above all, a military state, and emphasis on military fitness began virtually at birth. Shortly after bir ...

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At the Drive-In (ATDI) was a post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas from 1993 until 2001. The band is named after a lyric from the song "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison. Influenced primarily by the likes of Fugazi and Drive Like Jehu, ATDI crafted epic, post-hardcore and sometimes almost stadium rock-like songs with complex time signatures and cryptic lyrics. ATDI's first studio recording was Hell Paso (Western Breed), an EP issued in 1994. They quickly developed a following as intense in loyalty as the band was on stage. At ...

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Leda. Leda, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Leda, a moon of Jupiter. 38 Leda is an asteroid. Leda, queen of Sparta from Greek mythology. a river in Germany, tributary of the Ems, see Leda River Leda is also a multiparadigm programming language. Other related archives38 Leda, Ems, Greek mythology, Jupiter, Leda, Leda River, Perth, Sparta, Western Australia, asteroid, moon, programming language, s

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This article is about Menelaus the king of Sparta. For the mathematician and astronomer, see Menelaus of Alexandria. Menelaus (also transliterated as Meneláos), in Greek mythology, was a king of Sparta and son of Atreus and Aerope. Atreus was murdered by his nephew, Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his father Thyestes. During this period Menelaus and his brother, Agamemnon, took refuge with Tyndareus, king of Sparta, whose daughters Helen and Clytemnestra they respectively married. ...

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There have been three kings of Sparta by the name Cleomenes Cleomenes I (c.520-c.490) Cleomenes II (370-309 BC) Cleomenes III (236-219 BC) See also. Cleomenes of Naucratis, Greek administrator ...

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In Greek mythology, Cleochareia was a Naiad, a river nymph. She was married to king Lelex, of Laconia. Her father was the river god Eurotas. She is the ancestress of the Spartan royal family. She gave birth to two children: Myles and Polycaon. Her son Myles had a son named Eurotas (presumebly named after his great grandfather). Eurotas had a daughter named Sparta, who married Lacedaemon. Lacedaemon named the city of Sparta after his wife; however, the city's name would also be his own, as it was c

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387 BC - Events. Sparta and Persia sign the Peace of Antalcidas: Persia recognises the independence of the cities of Greece in exchange for dominion over Asia Minor and Cyprus. Rome is rebuilt after an invasion from Gaul. 387 BC - Births. 387 BC - Deaths. Category: 380s BC ...

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Alcman (7th cent. BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of the nine lyric poets (the others being Sappho, Alcaeus, Anacreon, Stesichorus, Ibycus, Pindar and Bacchylides). Alcman - Biography. According to the ancient tradition (which was perhaps a construction of Aristotle), Alcman was originally a Lydian of Sardis, who came as a slave to Sparta, where he lived in the family of Agesidas (= Hagesidamus?), by whom he was eventually ...

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Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC Decades: 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC 1100s BC 1150s BC - Events and trends. 1159 BC - Global "tree ring event" (period of arrested tree growth) lasting for 18 years 1154 BC - Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date). 1154 BC - Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes. (estimated date). 115 ...

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Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 365 BC 364 BC 363 BC 362 BC 361 BC 360 BC 359 BC 358 BC 357 BC 356 BC 355 BC 360 BC - Events. With the help of Agasilaus II of Sparta, Nectanebo II deposes Teos and becomes king of Egypt. Archidamus III succeeds his father Agasilaus II as king of Sparta. 360 BC - Births. Cal ...

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In Greek mythology, there were two persons that had the name Amyclas: Amyclas was the son of Lacedemon and daughter of Sparta, and he was the brother of Eurydice (no relation to Orpheus' Eurydice). According to Pseudo-Apollodorus, he was the father of Hyacinth and Cynortas. Pausanias also founded equally the paternity of Laodamia, spouse of Arcas, eponymous heroes of Arcadia. He was the mythical founder of Amyclae in central Laconia. Amyclas was the son of Amphion and daughter of Niobe. He perished with his bro ...

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The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself" (Greek: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ or gnothi sauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. The phrase has been attributed to at least five ancient Greek sages: Chilon of Sparta Thales of Miletus Socrates Pythagoras Solon of Athens Other sources attribute it to Phemonoe, a mythical Greek poetess. Accor ...

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The Carneian festival (Κάρνεια) was one of the most important religious festivals in ancient Sparta, held in honor of Apollo Carneios, who was worshipped in various parts of the Peloponnesus. There were nine major festivals on the Spartan calendar, the most important of which were the Carneia, the Gymnopaedia and the Hyakinthia held at Amyclae. The Carneia began on the seventh day of the month of Carneios (the Athenian Metageitnion) and lasted nine days. Nine tents were pitched near the city w ...

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Cleombrotus (4?? BC-371 BC) was a Spartan King who ruled from 380 BC to 371 BC. Little is known of Cleombrtus's early life, however he became king of Sparta after the death of his brother Aegisipolis II in 380 BC. Commanding the Spartan-Peloponesian army against the Thebans under Epaminondas at the Battle of Leuctra where he was killed leading the Spartan army of 700 soldiers in July 371 BC. ...

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25 - Events. Han dynasty was restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, start of jiangwu era (->56). Luoyang becomes the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Pomponius Mela formalizes the climatic zone system. Tiberius settles a dispute between Messenia and Sparta over the Ager Dentheliales on Mount Taygetus, awarding the land to Messenia. Aelius Sejanus unsuccessfully attempts to marry the widow of Drusus Julius Caesar. Cossus Cornelius Le ...

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(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 10th century BC - Overview. 10th century BC - Events. Partition of ancient Israel into the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel (c. 925 BC) Foundation of Sparta The kingdom of Ethiopia is founded by Menelik I, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. (according to legend) First extant evidence of written Aramaic language The earliest known settlement in Plymouth, England dates back to this e ...

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