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Sparta (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti) is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley . The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population (as of 2021) of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of the Eurotas, the largest river of Laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water. The Eurotas valley was a natural fortress, bounded to the west by Mt. Taygetus (2,407 m) and to the east by Mt. Parnon (1,935 m). To the north, Laconia is separated from Arcadia by hilly uplands reaching 1000 m in ...
At the end of the Mycenean period, the population of Laconia sharply declined. [14] In classical Greece, Laconia was Spartan territory but from the 4th century BC onward Sparta lost control of various ports, towns and areas. [15] [16] From the mid-2nd century BC until 395 AD, Laconia was a part of the Roman Empire.
Amykles (Greek: Αμύκλες) is a village in Laconia, southern Greece. It lies in the plain by the Eurotas river, 6 km south of Sparta, east of the Taygetus mountains, along the Greek National Road 39 from Sparta to Gytheio. It was named after the ancient town Amyclae, the ruins of which are situated 2 km northeast of the village.
Pages in category "History of Sparta, Laconia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
History of Sparta, Laconia (1 C, 3 P) M. Mystras (6 P) P. People from Sparta, Peloponnese (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Sparta, Laconia"
Laconia, a modern regional unit of Greece; The ancient region of Greece of the same name; see Laconia#Ancient history; Lacedaemonia, the name borne by the city of Sparta from Late Antiquity to the 19th century; Diocese of Lacedaemon or Lacedaemonia, a titular see of the Catholic Church
Magoula (Greek: Μαγούλα) is a district of modern Sparta city in Laconia, Greece. It is the former seat of the Mystras municipality. It is basically the evolution of a small village that has been attached to the growing Sparta city. It is an aristocratic area and the centre of the ancient city of Sparta.