Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Modern Sparta
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The Expansion Of Sparta
We cannot trace in detail the process by which Sparta subjugated the whole of Laconia, but apparently the first step, taken in the reign ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Archaeology
There is a well-known passage in Thucydides which runs thus: "Suppose the city of Sparta to be deserted, and nothing left but the temple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chilon Of Sparta: Encyclopedia - Chilon Of Sparta
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 strengthen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Military Service And Training
The origins of the powers exercised by the assembly of the citizens, or apella, are virtually unknown, due to the paucity of historical d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At The Drive-in: Encyclopedia - At The Drive-in
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 "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leda: Encyclopedia - Leda
Leda. Leda, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Leda, a moon of Jupiter. 38 Leda is an asteroid. Leda, queen of Sparta from Greek myt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Menelaus: Encyclopedia - Menelaus
This article is about Menelaus the king of Sparta. For the mathematician and astronomer, see Menelaus of Alexandria. Menelaus (also tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleomenes: Encyclopedia - Cleomenes
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 B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleochareia: Encyclopedia - Cleochareia
In Greek mythology, Cleochareia was a Naiad, a river nymph. She was married to king Lelex, of Laconia. Her father was the river god Eurot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 387 Bc: Encyclopedia - 387 Bc
387 BC - Events. Sparta and Persia sign the Peace of Antalcidas: Persia recognises the independence of the cities of Greece in exchang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcman: Encyclopedia - Alcman
Alcman (7th cent. BC) was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1150s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1150s Bc
Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC Decades: 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 360 Bc: Encyclopedia - 360 Bc
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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amyclas: Encyclopedia - Amyclas
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...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Know Thyself: Encyclopedia - Know Thyself
The Ancient Greek aphorism "Know thyself" (Greek: ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΑΥΤΟΝ or gnothi sauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carneian Festival: Encyclopedia - Carneian Festival
The Carneian festival (Κάρνεια) was one of the most important religious festivals in ancient Sparta, held in honor of Apollo Carne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleombrotus: Encyclopedia - Cleombrotus
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 be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 25: Encyclopedia - 25
25 - Events. Han dynasty was restored in China as Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, start of jiangwu era (->56). Luoyang becomes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 10th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 10th Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 10th century BC - Overview. 10th century BC - Events. Partition of ancient I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 480 Bc: Encyclopedia - 480 Bc
480 BC - Events. King Xerxes I of Persia sets out to conquer Greece. Cimon and his friends burn horse-bridles as an offering to Athena...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agesilaus Ii: Encyclopedia - Agesilaus Ii
Agesilaus II, or Agesilaos II (Greek Ἀγησιλάος), king of Sparta, of the Eurypontid family, was the son of Archidamus II and Eup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 427 Bc: Encyclopedia - 427 Bc
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 459 Bc: Encyclopedia - 459 Bc
Centuries: 4th century BC - 5th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 500s BC 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC - 450s BC - 440s BC 430s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 409 Bc: Encyclopedia - 409 Bc
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agamemnon: Encyclopedia - Agamemnon
Agamémnon (Greek: Αγαμέμνων) ("very resolute"), one of the most distinguished heroes of Greek mythology, was the son of King At...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 371 Bc: Encyclopedia - 371 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC - 370s BC - 360s BC 350s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 400s Bc: Encyclopedia - 400s Bc
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC - 400s BC - 390s BC 380s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1220s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1220s Bc
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1270s BC 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC - 1220s BC - 1210s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amykles: Encyclopedia - Amykles
Amykles or Amikles (Greek: Αμύκλες, older form, polytonic: Ἀμύκλαι, monotonic: Αμύκλαι), older forms: Amyklai, Amyk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1210s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1210s Bc
Centuries: 14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC Decades: 1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC - 1210s BC - 1200s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - Medieval Sparta
In CE 406 Alaric destroyed the city, and at a later period Laconia was invaded and settled by Slavonic tribes, especially the Melings and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta Kentucky: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta Kentucky - Geography
Sparta is located at 38°41'9" North, 84°54'26" West (38.685753, -84.907136)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The 5th Century Bce
The beginning of the 5th century saw Sparta at the height of her power, though her prestige must have suffered in the fruitless attempts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ac Sparta Praha: Encyclopedia Ii - Ac Sparta Praha - Brief History
The club was founded in 1893. For the first time, in 1906, Sparta played in their typical dark red jerseys (one of club´s symbols). Begi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - Prehistoric Period
Tradition relates that Sparta was founded by Lacedaemon, son of Zeus and Taygete, who called the city after his wife, the daughter of Eur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - Intervention Of Rome
Nonetheless, a vigorous struggle was maintained with the Achaean League and with Macedon until the Romans, after the conclusion of their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perioikoi: Encyclopedia Ii - Perioikoi - Status
Under the rule of Sparta, the perioikoi belonged to the Lacedaemonian State, subject to the suzerainty of Sparta but not Spartan citizens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The 6th Century Bce
Early in the 6th century the Spartan kings Leon and Agasicles made a vigorous attack on Tegea, the most powerful of the Arcadian cities, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At The Drive-in: Encyclopedia Ii - At The Drive-in - Discography
At the Drive-In - Studio Albums. Acrobatic Tenement (1996) (Flipside) In/Casino/Out (1998) (Fearless) Relationship of Command (2000) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The 4th Century Bce
The fall of Athens left Sparta once again supreme in the Greek world and demonstrated clearly its total unfitness for rule. Everywhere de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Leader Of The Jews
Jonathan was one of the sons of Mattathias Maccabaeus. His father was a Kohen credited as the founding figure of the rebellion of the Mac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta Rotterdam: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta Rotterdam - History
Sparta was first founded in 1887. This club was disbanded shortly afterwards. On April 1, 1888, several ex-members of the old Sparta foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The 3rd Century Bce
Twenty-two years later the city was attacked by an immense force under Pyrrhus, but Spartan bravery had not died out and the formidable e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Friendship With Rome And Sparta.
As Demetrius II did not keep his promise, Jonathan thought it better to support the new king when Diodotus Tryphon and Antiochus VI seize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Political Aspects
The state benefitted from these relationships, according to the statements of ancient writers. The friendship functioned as a restraint o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Victory Over Apollonius.
Jonathan proved grateful. In 147 BC, Demetrius II Nicator, a son of Demetrius I Soter, started claiming the throne against Alexander Bala...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Turn Of Fate
However Jonathan was not idle. He continued activities against the Jews influenced by the Hellenistic civilization. Two years after the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - High Priest.
But Jonathan must have used this peaceful period to good advantage, for he was soon in possession of great power. An important external e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Diodotus Tryphon
This made Diodotus Tryphon suspicious; he went with an army to Judea, invited Jonathan to Scythopolis for a friendly conference, and pers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Petr Čech: Encyclopedia Ii - Petr Čech - Club Career
Petr Čech - FC Viktoria Plzeň 1989-1999. Petr Čech - Blšany 1999-2001. Čech made his senior-level debut as a 17-year-old for FK ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Maccabaeus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jonathan Maccabaeus - Under Demetrius Ii.
In 145 BC, the Battle of Antioch resulted in the final defeat of Alexander Balas by the forces of his father-in-law Ptolemy VI. Ptolemy h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At The Drive-in: Encyclopedia Ii - At The Drive-in - Discography
At the Drive-In - Studio Albums. Acrobatic Tenement (1996) (Flipside) In/Casino/Out (1998) (Fearless) Relationship of Command (2000) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Modern Scholarship
The ethical views held in those societies (such as Athens, Thebes, Crete, Sparta, Elis, and others) on the practice of pederasty have bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At The Drive-in: Encyclopedia Ii - At The Drive-in - Group Members
Core Members Cedric Bixler - vocals Jim Ward - guitar, vocals Omar Rodriguez - guitar on all, bass guitar on Acrobatic Tenement Paul Hin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - History
The ancient Greeks of the pederastic city-states were the first to describe, study, systematize, and establish pederasty as an institutio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Educational And Military Aspects
Ancient writers, as well as modern historians such as Bruce Thronton, hold that the goal of paiderastia was pedagogical, the channeling o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Religious Aspects
Myths provide more than fifty examples of young men who were the lovers of gods (Sergent). Poets and traditions ascribe Zeus, Poseidon, A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laconia: Encyclopedia Ii - Laconia - Communications
Laconia - Radio. Fly FM - 90.3 FM (Sparta) Lakonia FM - 91.1 FM (Sparta) Politeia FM - 91.9 FM Radiofonias Notias Lakonias (Southern L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Influence On Literature And The Arts
Poets write of pederasty from the earliest eras to the end of the Hellenistic era. Five philosophical dialogues debate its ethical implic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Philosophical Discourses
Socrates, Plato, and Xenophon described the inspirational powers of love between men though decrying its physical expression. Upon the de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Social Aspects
Pederastic relationships were dyadic mentorships. These mentorships were sanctioned by the state, as evidenced by laws mandating and cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty In Ancient Greece - Sexual Aspects
Ancient sources suggest a range of sexual activity. Cicero, describing Spartan customs, suggests that relations were expected to stop sho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laconophile: Encyclopedia Ii - Laconophile - Athens
Laconophilia began as a current of thought and feeling in Athens, after the Persian Wars. Some, like Cimon son of Miltiades, believed tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spartan Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Spartan Ii - History
The SPARTAN II project was originally modeled after the original Spartans of ancient Greece's Sparta. Sparta was a military-oriented coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The immediate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The immediate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Menelaus: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Menelaus
Menelaus (Greek) King of Sparta, son of Atreus, younger brother of Agamemnon, husband of Helen of Troy. {SD 2:796}   (See also:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - The Peloponnesian War
In 431 BC war broke out again between Athens and Sparta and its allies. The proximate cause was a dispute between Corinth and one of its ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genitive Case: Encyclopedia Ii - Genitive Case - The English -'s Ending
It is a common misconception that English nouns have a genitive case, marked by the possessive -'s ending (known as the saxon genitive). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White County Tennessee: Encyclopedia Ii - White County Tennessee - Cities And Towns
White County Tennessee - Cities. Doyle Sparta White County Tennessee - Smaller communities. Bon Air Cassville DeRossett Quebeck Ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Sellasia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Sellasia - Antigonus Doson And The Hellenic League With Cleomenes Iii
The Battle of Sellasia was a war that took place in 222 BC between the armies of Antigonus III Doson, King of Macedonia and Cleomenes III...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Vyborny: Encyclopedia Ii - David Vyborny - Playing Career
Vyborny first rose to prominence playing with HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga in 1992. He scored 20 goals and 44 points in 52 game...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Spartan And Theban Dominance
The end of the Peloponnesian War left Sparta the master of Greece, but the narrow outlook of the Spartan warrior elite did not suit them ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agamemnon: Encyclopedia Ii - Agamemnon - Early Life
Agamemnon's father Atreus was murdered by Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his father Thyes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - 371 Bc
Epaminondas - Peace Conference of 371. No source states exactly when Epaminondas was first elected a Boeotarch, but by 371 BC he was in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laconophile: Encyclopedia Ii - Laconophile - Mueller And The Dorians
The Greek Laconophiles praised the Spartans, not the whole Dorian race. In fact, it became part of the Laconophile tradition, as in Pluta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Helen Of Troy, Helena Of Troy: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Helen Of Troy, Helena Of Troy
Helen of Troy, Helena of Troy Beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda, sister of Castor and Pollox (the Dioscuri) and of Clytemnestra; wif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Dialing Codes Of Greece Numerically: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Dialing Codes Of Greece Numerically - Zone 27: The Peloponnese And Kythera
List of dialing codes of Greece numerically - 2710 - Tripoli and area. 2710: Tripoli (and area) List of dialing codes of Greece numeri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Helanos: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Helanos
Helen of Troy, Helena of Troy Beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda, sister of Castor and Pollox (the Dioscuri) and of Clytemnestra; wif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcman: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcman - Biography
According to the ancient tradition (which was perhaps a construction of Aristotle), Alcman was originally a Lydian of Sardis, who came as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Willem Ii Tilburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Willem Ii Tilburg - 1999/2000 Champions League
Classification in group G 1. Sparta Praha 6 - 12 2. Girondins de Bordeaux 6 - 12 3. Spartak Moskva 6 - 5 4. Willem II 6 - 2 Willem II ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taranto: Encyclopedia Ii - Taranto - The Greek Period
Taranto - Foundation and splendour. Taranto was founded in 708 BC by Spartan immigrants. It is the only Spartan colony, and its origin ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family As A Model For The State: Encyclopedia Ii - Family As A Model For The State - Ancient Thought
The family–state model was first expressed in ancient times, often as a form of justification for aristocratic rule. Plutarch records a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agamemnon: Encyclopedia Ii - Agamemnon - Other Stories
Another account makes him the son of Pleisthenes (the son or father of Atreus), who is said to have been Aerope's first husband. The fort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alcman: Encyclopedia Ii - Alcman - Dialect
The transmitted fragments are characterised by the Doric dialect of Sparta (the so-called Laconian dialect). It is seen especially in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epaminondas: Encyclopedia Ii - Epaminondas - Early Career
Epaminondas lived at a particularly turbulent point in Greek and Theban history. Following the end of the Peloponnesian War in 404 BC, Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Doric Dialect: Encyclopedia Ii - Doric Dialect - Origin Of The Name
The term "Doric" was used to refer to all dialects of Lowland Scots as a jocular reference to the Dorian dialect of Greek. The Greek Dori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachelor: Encyclopedia Ii - Bachelor - Penal Laws And Customs
Bachelors, in the sense of unmarried men, have in many countries been subjected to penal laws. At Sparta, citizens who remained unmarried...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philoctetes: Encyclopedia Ii - Philoctetes - Involvement In The Trojan War
Philoctetes traveled to Sparta and became one of the suitors of Helen of Troy. She married Menelaus, and all of the suitors took vows to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gymnopaedia: Encyclopedia Ii - Gymnopaedia - Gymnopaedia In Ancient Greece
Gymnopaedia - The gymnopaedia festival. In ancient Sparta, the Gymnopaedia was, since approximately 650 BC, a yearly celebration during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cnidus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Cnidus - Prelude
In 394 BC, Agesilaus of Sparta and his army were recalled from Ionia to the Greek mainland to help fight the Corinthian War. The Spartan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joykeep Jeans: Encyclopedia Ii - Joykeep Jeans - Design
The design of most Levi's knockoffs is the use of the distinctive rear pocket design. Most of these designs are close the original, but s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Mycale: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Mycale - Background
In the spring of 479 BC various Ionian cities began the process of revolting against their Persian rulers. This did not go well at all, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morea: Encyclopedia Ii - Morea - History
After the conquest of Constantinople by the forces of the Fourth Crusade (1204), two groups of Franks undertook the occupation of the Mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laconophile: Encyclopedia Ii - Laconophile - Philosophers
Many (it is uncertain how many) of the young men who paid Socrates to teach them had been Laconophiles. One of them had been Critias, lea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laconophile: Encyclopedia Ii - Laconophile - Contrary Views
Laconophilia is a tendency, not an absolute. None of the contemporaries of the Lycurgan Constitution praised Sparta without reservations,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - History
Main article: History of Sparta Sparta had the best army in ancient Greece; and was the most powerful state before the rise of Athens, a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - Constitution
We know little of the internal development on Sparta. Many Greeks believed there had been none, and that "the stability of the Spartan co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - Sparta - The Spartan World
Around the middle of the 6th century BC, the southern Peloponnese was Spartan territory. With an area of 8,050 square kilometres, it was ...   » Read the article