80 Ancient Sparta Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which battle in 479 BCE saw Spartan regent Pausanias lead the Greek victory over Persia?
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Battle of Plataea
At which battle did Sparta defeat Argos in 494 BCE?
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Battle of Sepeia
Which peace treaty of 387 BCE is also called the King’s Peace?
Answer
Peace of Antalcidas
What was the name of the Spartan elite infantry unit that fought at Thermopylae?
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The 300 Spartiates
Which famous Spartan saying urged soldiers to return from battle with their shield or on it?
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With it or on it
Which sanctuary in ancient Sparta was famous for the Artemis Orthia cult and ritual endurance contests?
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Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
What were the three traditional Dorian tribes of ancient Sparta collectively called?
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Hylleis, Pamphyloi, and Dymanes
Which Spartan king was the father of Leonidas I?
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Anaxandridas II
What 464 BCE earthquake helped trigger a major helot revolt against ancient Sparta?
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The Sparta earthquake
Which Spartan king invaded Persia’s empire in Asia Minor in 396 BCE?
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Agesilaus II
Which region did Sparta conquer in the Messenian Wars?
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Messenia
What was the main port of ancient Sparta?
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Gytheion
Which Spartan king succeeded Leonidas I after the Battle of Thermopylae?
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Pleistarchus
Which royal dynasty did Leonidas I represent as king of ancient Sparta?
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Agiad dynasty
What treaty made peace between Sparta and Athens in 421 BCE?
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Peace of Nicias
At which battle did the Spartan commander Brasidas die in 422 BCE?
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Battle of Amphipolis