The Archaeological Museum

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Archaeological Museum of Sparta

Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875, is a museum in Sparta, Greece that houses thousands of artifacts from the ancient Acropolis of Sparta and the rest of the municipality of Laconia.

Temple of Artemis Orthia

Ruins

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The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Temple of Artemis Orthia is situated 1 km north of The Archaeological Museum.

Menelaion

Archaeological site

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The Menelaion is an archaeological site in Therapne, located on a ridge approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The archaeological hill complex of Therapne dates from the Bronze Age Mycenaean civilization and comprises four hills: the Northern hill, Menelaion, Profitis Ilias and Aetos. Menelaion is situated 2 km southeast of The Archaeological Museum.

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Sparta

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Sparta is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, serving as the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley.

Kladas

Village

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Kladas is a small village which is located about 5 kilometers north of the city of Sparta and belongs to the municipality of Sparta. The village was named after Krokodeilos Kladas, a medieval Greek military leader. Kladas is situated 3½ km north of The Archaeological Museum.

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