Sparta

city and city-state in ancient Greece
Organization ancient_city Q5690
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Sparta was founded in 900 BC . It operated as an organization for nearly nine centuries before its dissolution on January 1, 1 BC . The entity existed continuously from its founding until the specified end date, with no additional details provided regarding its structure, activities, or historical context beyond these two dates.

Sparta

Summary

Sparta is an ancient city[1]. Sparta ranks in the top 0.42% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,769 views/month, #4 of 953).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sparta's religion is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[3].
  • Sparta is located in Sparta Municipality[4].
  • Sparta is in the country of Greece[5].
  • Sparta is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Sparta's instance of is recorded as ancient city[7].
  • Sparta's instance of is recorded as polis[8].
  • Sparta's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[9].
  • Sparta's instance of is recorded as Ancient Greek archaeological site[10].
  • Sparta's capital is recorded as Sparta[11].
  • Sparta's official language is recorded as Ancient Greek[12].
  • Sparta's basic form of government is recorded as oligarchy[13].
  • Sparta's basic form of government is recorded as republic[14].
  • Sparta's legislative body is recorded as Gerousia[15].
  • Sparta's legislative body is recorded as Ecclesia[16].
  • Sparta's Commons category is recorded as Sparta[17].
  • Sparta's said to be the same as is recorded as Lacedaemon[18].
  • Sparta comprises Sanctuary of Ammon in Sparta[19].
  • Sparta comprises Sanctuary of Ares Theritas on Sparta-Therapne road[20].
  • Sparta comprises Sanctuary of Zeus Plousios on Sparta-Therapne road[21].
  • Sparta comprises Sanctuary of Achilles on road out of Sparta[22].
  • Sparta comprises Sanctuary of Mysian Artemis on Sparta-Arcadia road[23].
  • Sparta comprises Issorion Artemis shrine (Sparta)[24].
  • 900 BC marks the founding of Sparta[25].
  • Sparta was dissolved in January 1, 192 BC[26].
  • Sparta's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.081944444444, 'lon': 22.423611111111}[27].

Body

Founding

900 BC marks the founding of Sparta[25].

Dissolution

Sparta was dissolved in January 1, 192 BC[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sparta include 80th Separate Recconaissance Batallion[28], a military unit[29], in Donetsk People's Republic[30], founded in 2014[31]; Sparta[32], a town in the United States[33], in United States[34]; and Nueva Esparta[35], a state of Venezuela[36], in Venezuela[37], founded in 1909[38].

Why It Matters

Sparta ranks in the top 0.42% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,769 views/month, #4 of 953).[2] Sparta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Sparta is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for Sparta include 80th Separate Recconaissance Batallion[28], a military unit[29], in Donetsk People's Republic[30], founded in 2014[31]; Sparta[32], a town in the United States[33], in United States[34]; and Nueva Esparta[35], a state of Venezuela[36], in Venezuela[37], founded in 1909[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Sasaujp · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Lacedaemon
    Partially coincident with Q11130899
    Wikidata description city and city-state in ancient Greece
    Capital Sparta
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q208742]]"
  2. 23d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of ancient city, polis, former administrative territorial entity +1
    Product or material produced
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q19953632]]"
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