Sparta spent nearly three centuries as the preeminent military power in Ancient Greece. It rose to dominate the Peloponnese, Greece’s large southern peninsula, and led an alliance of city-states to ...

SPARTA, Mich — The former treasurer of Sparta Sports Boosters was sentenced this week to probation and ordered to pay $75,000 in restitution for embezzling funds earmarked for student athletes. “I’d ...

Fred Green's infectious enthusiasm fills the air at Sparta's Kriskindlmarkt as he calls out to passerby's from behind his ...

This is the latest edition of our series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World. Few foreigners realize that Sparta still exists. The ancient city-state, which walked the line between ...

SPARTA, Wis (WKBT) -- A medical event is to blame for a crash in Sparta Saturday that left one hospitalized and two children injured. The medical event led a 69-year-old woman to leave the roadway and ...

Outnumbered and undaunted, Spartan warriors and other Greek troops held firm in the face of Persia's might, until treachery brought King Xerxes' fury down upon them in 480 B.C. Undaunted“By this time ...

SPARTA — Breakfast and lunch will be available at no cost to Sparta area children this summer, with the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of ...

Sparta had a highly unusual system of government. Two kings ruled the city, but a 28-member 'council of elders' limited their powers. These men were recruited from the highest social class, the ...