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Sparta (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 37 04 24 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 37.0733 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 25 47 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.4297 decimal degrees |
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Note: Though Homeric Sparta may have been at nearby Menalaion, Spárti is generally treated as the site of the famous ancient city; settled by Dorians; became rigid oligarchy and subdued neighbors by 5th century BCE; defeated by Thebes 371 and by Visigoths 396 CE. |
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| Spárti (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Néa Spartí (C,V)
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............ | name used locally since 1834 for modern town, to distinguish it from the ruins of ancient Spárti |
| Sparta (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Spartalos (C,O)
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| Lakedaímon (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Spartē (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Lacedaemon (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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............ | ancient name |
| Lakedaimonia (H,V)
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............ | name used when city was refounded by Byzantines, after having been destroyed by Goths in 4th cen. AD & Slavs in 9th cen. |
| Spartan (C,V,English,U,A)
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Peloponnese (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Laconia (regional division) (P) |
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Sparta (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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late Helladic remains have been found here, city declined after 4th cen. AD; modern town was built on ancient ruins in 1834 |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavation began in 1906 |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| historical connection .... |
Athens .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Region of Attica) [7001393] |
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