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A definition or brief description of Sparta.

City-state of Ancient Greece, located in Laconia and famous for its military prowess.

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	A [[~~rival]] [[city~~-state]] in [[Ancient Greece]] ~~to [[Athens]]. It was noted for having a [[warrior]]~~ [[~~culture~~]] ~~presided over by two [[king]]s,~~ and for winning the long [[Peloponnesian war]] against the Athenian-led [[Delian League]]. In the ''[[Iliad]]'' according to [[Homer]], [[King]] [[Menelaus]] had his [[wife]], [[Helen of Troy]], abducted by the [[Troy (ancient city)\|Trojan]] [[prince]], [[Paris (mythology)\|Paris]], which triggered the decade-long [[Trojan War]].		[[City-state]] of [[Ancient Greece]], located in [[Laconia]] and famous for its military prowess.