Sparta (disambiguation)

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Sparta or Sparti may refer to:

Contents 1 In mythology 2 Places named after Greek Sparta 3 Sports 4 Brands and products 5 Popular culture 6 See also

In Greece:

• the ancient city of Sparta
• modern Sparta - Sparti (municipality) - in Laconia

[edit] In mythology

• The Spartoi, a group of mythical beings figuring in the founding myths of the ancient Greek city of Thebes, which are sometimes referred to as Sparti, following the Demotic or modern pronunciation of the Greek term

[edit] Places named after Greek Sparta

Canada

• Sparta, Ontario, an historic village

Honduras

• Esparta, a municipality in the Honduran department

United States

• Sparta, Georgia
• Sparta, Illinois
• Sparta, Indiana
• Sparta, Kentucky
• Sparta, Michigan
• Sparta, Mississippi
• Sparta, Missouri
• Sparta, New York
• Sparta, North Carolina
• Sparta, Tennessee
• Sparta, Wisconsin
• Sparta Township, New Jersey
• Sparta Township, Pennsylvania

Venezuela

• Nueva Esparta (New Sparta), a state

Turkey

• Isparta

[edit] Sports

• Sparta Atletik, a Danish athletic club
• Sparta Prague, a Czech football team
• HC Sparta Praha, a Czech ice hockey team
• Sparta Rotterdam, a Dutch football team
• Spartans F.C., a non-league football team from Scotland
• Sparta Sarpsborg, Norwegian football team
• "Spartans", the mascot for:
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Michigan State University
  • Norfolk State University
  • San Jose State University
  • University of Tampa
  • Emporia High School
  • Rio Mesa High School
  • Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
  • Sunnyvale Middle School

[edit] Brands and products

• Sparta (rocket)
• SPARTA, Inc., a United States defense contractor
• Sparta XML, a Java XML software package
• Sparta (magazine), journal of ancient Spartan and Greek history
• Ancient Wars: Sparta, a real-time strategy computer game

[edit] Popular culture

• Sparta (band), a band formed by ex-members of At the Drive-In
• "This is Sparta!", the famous line from 300.

[edit] See also

• Spartan
• Spartacus
• Spartak