Sparta (Sparti) was the capital of Laconia.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta
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Mait Kõiv, Sanctuaries and traditions in Ancient Sparta in Cultures in Comparison: Religion and Politics in Ancient Mediterranean Regions, Ugarit-Verlag, 2015, pp. 25-66 - http://www.academia.edu/11352866/Sanctuaries_and_traditions_in_Ancient_Sparta