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Coordinates: 37°4′55″N, 22°25′25″E

Σπάρτα
Sparta

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11th century BC – 371 BC

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Territory of ancient Sparta

Capital

Sparta

Language(s)

Doric Greek

Religion

Polytheism

Government

Monarchy

Historical era

Classical Antiquity

- Dorian invasion

11th century BC

- Peloponnesian League

546-371 BC

- Peace of Callias

371 BC

The city of Sparta (Doric Σπάρτα; Attic Σπάρτη Spartē) lay at the southern end of the central Laconian plain, on the right bank of the Eurotas River. It was a strategic site, guarded on three sides by mountains and controlling the routes by which invading armies could penetrate Laconia and the southern Peloponnesus via the Langhda Pass over Mt Taygetus. At the same time, its distance from the sea – Sparta was 27 miles from its seaport, Gythium – made it difficult to blockade.

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