<P> Sparta ( Doric Greek : Σπάρτα , Spártā ; Attic Greek : Σπάρτη , Spártē ) was a prominent city - state 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 . </P>
<P> Sparta ( Doric Greek : Σπάρτα , Spártā ; Attic Greek : Σπάρτη , Spártē ) was a prominent city - state 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 . </P>
in the greek civilisation sparta was well known for
in the greek civilisation sparta was well known for
dominant military land - power
dominant military land - power