Sparta Acropolis

Sparta - Acropolis

The City

Introduction

Dorian Sparta

Sanctuary of Leonidas

Archaic Sparta

The Museum

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The temple of Athena

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The theater

<< If Lacedaimon were ever laid waste and there remained only the foundations of the temples and the public buildings, those born into a world of the far future would find it difficult to believe that the power of Sparta had deserved its reputation >>

Thucydides 5th century B.C.

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Church of Crist(1st Cent. A.C)

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From the site

You can still see traces of the glory of Sparta by visiting the remains of the Acropolis. The Acropolis consists of the ancient Roman Agora, the theater, the temple of Athena Chalkionos, the cyclical building, the church of the Christ Sovoir and the remains of many other ele ments.

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The roman market