... according to some modern scholars, interest in Sparta is becoming greater and greater and this is clear by looking at such recent TV series as Channel Four's "Sparta," researched and presented by Bethany Hughes. In addition, I must add that it is not all of a sudden this interest has occurred but it has gradually grown and more and more books are being published all the time, debating the ways of life in Sparta. Where is Sparta? Sparta is in the southern, mountainous regions of Greece. In addition, as you can see from the diagram, it was, and still is, fairly close to its neighbouring cities Mystras especially. In fact the word "Sparta" is actually often used to refer to the whole of the southern half of the Pepoponnese, (the whole peninsula of Southern Greece) but this is politically incorrect. And the name "Spartans" is sometimes used to refer to "all" the ...

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