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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: HistoryWorld - History of Sparta. | Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Files - Laconia / Sparta (Lacedaemon) (Mycenaeans). | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryWorld - History of Sparta. | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - Sparta. | Feb 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Sparta�s rise and fall: a critical analysis from the spectrum of neoclassical realism (PDF). | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Eastern Illinois University - Sparta: A Steadfast Rock Among the Poleis. | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Florida - Department of Chemistry - A Brief History of Sparta. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Map added. | Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Sparta: An Ancient City of Fierce and Courageous Citizen Soldiers. | May 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Sparta. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Sparta. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 15, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 24, 2018 | ||
| Population data updated. | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Sparta, Greece. | Jan 08, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - History of Ancient Sparta. | Jan 08, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Sparta, Greece. | Feb 12, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Sparta, Greece. | Apr 07, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: HistoryWorld - History of Sparta. | May 13, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 29, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Sparta. | Nov 13, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Sikyon.com - Sparta, Greece. | Sep 25, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Ancient Sparta. | Sep 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: h2g2 - Ancient Sparta. | Jun 28, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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