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1. spartans

   Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Given its military pre-eminence, Sparta was recognized as the leading force of the unified Greek military during the Greco-Persian Wars, in rivalry with the rising naval power of Athens. Sparta was the principal enemy of Athens during the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC), from which it emerged victorious after the Battle of Aegospotami. The decisive Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC ended the Spartan hegemony, although the city-state maintained its political independence until its forced integration into the Achaean League in 192 BC. The city nevertheless recovered much autonomy after the Roman conquest of Greece in 146 BC and prospered during the Roman Empire, as its antiquarian customs attracted many Roman tourists. However, Sparta was sacked in 396 AD by the Visigothic king Alaric, and underwent a long period of decline, especially in the Middle Ages, when many of its citizens moved to Mystras. Modern Sparta is the capital of the southern Greek region of Laconia and a center for processing citrus and olives. Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution, which were supposedly introduced by the semi-mythical legislator Lycurgus. His laws configured the Spartan society to maximize military proficiency at all costs, focusing all social institutions on military training and physical development. The inhabitants of Sparta were stratified as Spartiates (citizens with full rights), mothakes (free non-Spartiate people descended from Spartans), perioikoi (free non-Spartiates), and helots (state-owned enslaved non-Spartan locals). Spartiate men underwent the rigorous agoge training regimen, and Spartan phalanx brigades were widely considered to be among the best in battle. Spartan women enjoyed considerably more rights than elsewhere in classical antiquity. Sparta was frequently a subject of fascination in its own day, as well as in Western culture following the revival of classical learning. The admiration of Sparta is known as Laconophilia. Bertrand Russell wrote:Sparta had a double effect on Greek thought: through the reality, and through the myth.... The reality enabled the Spartans to defeat Athens in war; the myth influenced Plato's political theory, and that of countless subsequent writers.... [The] ideals that it favors had a great part in framing the doctrines of Rousseau, Nietzsche, and National Socialism.

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1. spartans

   Spartans were ancient Greek warriors known for their military prowess, discipline, and stoicism. They hailed from the city-state of Sparta and were heavily trained from a young age to be skilled soldiers. Spartans were also known for their strict adherence to a code of honor and bravery in battle.

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1. spartans

   See Sparta.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Spartans in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Spartans in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Spartans in a Sentence

1. Hermes:

   I thought Spartans fought with honor. Yet you seek to kill me when I have no way to defend myself? Not fair!

2. Jo Kovach:

   There will never be a return to normal. This event has changed what that will feel like for us forever. But that’s okay, if there’s one thing I know and love about Spartans is that in times of need we come together.

3. Michigan State:

   Detroit Mercy was led byAntoine Davis, who scored 24 points on 10-of-26 shooting while playing for his father, the former Indiana coach. St. Bonaventure transfer Matt Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, Idaho transfer Marquell Fraser had 11 points and 12 rebounds and California Baptist transfer Bud Kuol fouled out after scoring 12 points for the Titans. For much of the game, Detroit Mercy gave the Spartans all they could handle at both ends of the court and on the boards. They did what they wanted to almost and we have to learn from that.

4. Simonides, Epitaph for the Spartans who fell at Thermopylae:

   Go tell the Spartans, Passerby, That here, obedient to their laws, We lie.

5. Aaron Henry:

   Detroit Mercys last win over a Top 10 team on the road was in 1979 at Marquette when the Titans had future NBA players, including Earl Cureton and the late Terry Duerod. Gabe Brown scored 16 points and Joey Hauser added 10 points for the Spartans, who leaned on Watts in the second half as he scored 12 points and had all four of his assists without a turnover. He was dynamite, scoring and getting guys open shots.

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