Ancient+Greecedk

=Sparta= Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the River Eurotes in the southern part of Peloponnese. From 650 BC it rose to become the dominant military power in the region and as such was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars. Between 431 and 404 BC, Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. = =