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Legendary card · History
Sparta, a Legendary card
Sparta was a prominent ancient Greek polis in Laconia. In classical antiquity, the state was known as Lacedaemon, while Sparta referred to its capital, a group of villages in the valley of the Evrotas River in Laconia, in southeastern Peloponnese.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 97
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 1,000,000
Power 182 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 95 % of WikiCards cards.
Sparta quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sparta card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 6th century BC Sparta founded the ______ League, establishing its hegemony over most of Peloponnese.
Answer
Peloponnesian. In the 6th century BC Sparta founded the Peloponnesian League, establishing its hegemony over most of Peloponnese. From the Sparta article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dissolution of the Soviet Union. Dissolution of the Soviet Union 97 · Middle Ages 92 · Battle of Gettysburg 89 · Sparta 85 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- During the 7th century BC, it rose to become the most prominent land military power in the Greek world, a status it retained until its defeat at Leuctra in 371 BC.
- In the 6th century BC Sparta founded the Peloponnesian League, establishing its hegemony over most of Peloponnese.
- During the second Persian invasion of Greece, Sparta was recognised as the leading land force of the Hellenic alliance that also included the rising maritime power of Athens.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sparta article was read about 1,000,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 97: each hit it takes is cut by 39 %.
How to get Sparta
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sparta (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : T8612, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
