Sparta
/ˈspɑːtə/- a city in the southern Peloponnese in Greece, capital of the department of Laconia; pop. 14,400 (est. 2009). It was a powerful city state in the 5th century BC, defeating its rival Athens in the Peloponnesian War to become the leading city of Greece.斯巴达（希腊伯罗奔尼撒半岛南部的一个城市, 是拉科尼亚行政区的首府; 2009年估计人口14,400; 公元前5世纪时是一个强大的城邦, 在伯罗奔尼撒战争中击败了对手雅典, 成为希腊最重要的城市）。