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The 33 pages that link to Sparta, each with the reason it gives.

• Ancient GreeceBroader topic: Sparta shows a distinct alternative to Athens's political and social order.

• Archaic GreeceBroader topic: Its distinct institutions offer a contrast to other poleis of the period.

• PolisBroader topic: Its disciplined, oligarchic society sharply differed from Athens.

• Peloponnesian LeagueBroader topic: Sparta founded the alliance and remained its dominant member.

• PeloponneseBroader topic: It became the peninsula’s most powerful ancient land-based state.

• Greek city-stateBroader topic: Sparta offers a sharply different political and social model from Athens.

• Thucydides TrapBroader topic: Its fear of Athenian expansion is the established-power side of the original analogy.

• City-stateBroader topic: Sparta shows how a city-state could govern a wide territory through conquest and dependent populations.

• History of GreeceBroader topic: Its political and military system offered a durable rival to Athens.