HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sparta was a city-state located in the southeastern Peloponnese region of ancient Greece.
Detailed explanation-2: -The major cities of Sparta, Corinth, Argos and Megalopolis were all located on the Peloponnese, and it was the homeland of the Peloponnesian League.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Peloponnesian War was a war fought in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta-the two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece at the time (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This war shifted power from Athens to Sparta, making Sparta the most powerful city-state in the region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Legend dates the founding of the city to Mycenean times, when the legendary King Menelaus, who helped defeat Troy, supposedly ruled the city. Archaeologists put the date of its origin later, around 1000 BC, when a tribe called the Dorians migrated to the region.
Detailed explanation-5: -It’s history dates back 3500 years to the Mycenaean civilization, thought to be the area’s first major settlement, who lived in the region during the Bronze Age. During the prime of the civilization of ancient Greece, Peloponnese was its main center, encompassing the city-states of Sparta, Corinth, and Argos.