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  2. Sparta - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Sparta. The decisive Greek victory at Plataea put an end to the Greco-Persian War along with Persian ambitions to expand into Europe. Even though this war was won by a pan-Greek army, credit was given to Sparta, who besides providing the leading forces at Thermopylae and Plataea, had been the de facto leader of the entire Greek ...

  3. Women in ancient Sparta - Wikipedia

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    Spartan women were famous in ancient Greece for seemingly having more freedom than women elsewhere in the Greek world. To contemporaries outside of Sparta, Spartan women had a reputation for promiscuity and controlling their husbands. Spartan women could legally own and inherit property, and they were usually better educated than their Athenian ...

  4. History of Sparta - Wikipedia

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    The history of Sparta describes the history of the ancient Doric Greek city-state known as Sparta from its beginning in the legendary period to its incorporation into the Achaean League under the late Roman Republic, as Allied State, in 146 BC, a period of roughly 1000 years.

  5. Women in Greece - Wikipedia

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    The status and characteristics of ancient and modern-day women in Greece evolved from events that occurred in Greek history. In Michael Scott's article, "The Rise of Women in Ancient Greece" ( History Today ), the place of women and their achievements in Ancient Greece was best described by Thucidydes in this quotation: "The greatest glory [for ...

  6. Bronze Statuette of Athletic Spartan Girl - Wikipedia

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    Women in Sparta led very different lives from their counterparts in the rest part of ancient Greece in terms of engagement in athletics. Spartan girls were offered a state-supervised educational system separated from the boys, including a physical training program. [2] The aim of the program was to produce healthy mothers of healthy warriors. [7]

  7. List of Greek place names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Greek place names as they exist in the Greek language. Places involved in the history of Greek culture, including: Historic Greek regions, including: Ancient Greece, including colonies and contacted peoples; Hellenistic world, including successor states and contacted peoples; Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire, including ...

  8. Category:Culture of Sparta - Wikipedia

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