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Sparta was a city in ancient Greece, whose territory included, in Classical
times, all Laconia and Messenia, and which was the most powerful state
of the Peloponnesus. It is also the name of a modern town some kilometres
away from the ancient site.
** NOTE**
Sparta was actually the name of the ancient town Lacedaemon
The city of Sparta lay at the northern end of the central Laconian plain, on the
right bank of the river Eurotas. The site was strategically located; guarded
from 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 is 27 miles from its
seaport, Gythium made it difficult to blockade ....
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|  | 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
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 administrative capital of the
prefecture of Laconia.
Sparta is the center of an agricultural plain whose
focus is the Eurotas valley. It is the local center for the
processing of goods such as citrus and olives ......
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angiebabe Mon Apr 14, 2008 20:31 UTC
By your photo it looks an impressive place to visit thanks. |
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