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- Sparta - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Sparta was a city-state of ancient Greece. It was the chief city of a region called Laconia. Spartans loved military strength and ruled harshly.
- Sparta - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
In ancient Greece, the great rival of Athens was Sparta. The city-state and its surrounding territory were located on the Peloponnesus, a peninsula southwest of Athens. Sparta (also called Lacedaemon) was the capital of the district of Laconia.