2\ is one of the ancient Greek city states. Sparta is located in the south of Lacconia Plain, on the west bank of the Europa River. Sparta is a strategic fortress surrounded by mountains on three sides, guarding Tagetes. Sparta is famous for its harsh discipline, dictatorship and militarism. Sparta's regime is oligarchy. In the Peloponnesian War, Sparta and its allies defeated the Athenian army and ruled the whole of Greece. However, Sparta was defeated by the emerging Thebes soon after it ruled Greece. After the rise of northern Macedonia, Sparta lost its influence in Greece.