SPARTA

or LACED/EMON, « city of ancient Groece, the capital of Laconia In the Peloponnesus, famous for the warlike —— = yi Soca ek Sa ps of yourgus ¢ foundation of Sparta’s —— The inhabitants were disnguished for tho simplicity of their life tersene of speech, and courage and determination in battle. ‘The males were trained from the — of seven under the supervision of the State, and apart from their mothers. They wore taught to endure hardships and to suffer pain witbout complaining. Both sexes went through a rigorous course of gymnastics with the object of producing a physically perfect race of citizens. At the time of the Persian invasion in the 6th Leary | B.0,, the Spartans, with the consent of the Greeka, obtained tho chi of command in the war. Subsequently, Athens and Sparta fought for supremacy in Greece with varying snucee , until the whole country fell ander the domination of Macedonia, about 340 B.0. Sparta pa ed. 146 B.C.. under Roman rule.. [s. 285]