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	Spartan may refer to: pertaining to Sparta Sparta Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the Eurotas River in the southern part of the Peloponnese. From circa 650 BC it rose to become the dominant military power in the region and as such was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.... Spartan hoplite Hoplite The word *hoplite* derives from hoplon , meaning an item of armour or equipment, thus 'hoplite' may approximate to 'armoured man'. Hoplites were the citizen-soldiers of the Ancient Greece City-states.... , heavy infantryman in the Spartan army Spartan Army Spartan Army The Spartan Army was the military force of Sparta, one of the leading city-states of ancient Greece. The army stood at the centre of the Spartan state, whose citizens' primary obligation was to be good soldiers.... Spartan (apple) Spartan (apple) The Spartan apple is an apple developed by Dr. R.C Palmer in 1926 at the Canadian Apple Research Station in Summerland, British Columbia, now known as the Pacific Agri-food Research Centre - Summerland.... , apple cultivar developed in 1926 Spartan Alphabet, fingerspelling Metaphorical meanings: Very self-disciplined or self-restricted, ascetic. Overly simple, frugal, or stern: a Spartan lifestyle, Spartan living-conditions. (Rather rare) Concise, terse, laconic. (Rather rare) Courageous in the face of adversity, danger, hardship etc. Popular culture John Spartan, male lead character in the 1990s movie Demolition Man Spartan (comics) Spartan (comics) Spartan is a fictional character in the American comic Wildstorm universe.... , Wildstorm comic book character Spartan (film) Spartan (film) *Spartan* is an United States political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet and starring Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Ed O'Neill, Tia Texada, and Kristen Bell.... , written and directed by David Mamet and starring Val Kilmer Go Tell the Spartans Go Tell the Spartans *Go Tell the Spartans* is a low-budget, critically-acclaimed 1978 in film American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel Incident at Muc Wa, about U.S.... (film), written and directed by Wendell Mayes and starring Burt Lancaster The Spartan Cheerleaders The Spartan Cheerleaders The Spartan Cheerleaders, often referred to as simply "The Spartans", were recurring characters on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live during the 1990s.... , a comedy sketch from Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live *Saturday Night Live* is a weekly late-night 90-minute American sketch comedy/variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975.... . The SPARTAN Project, a story element in the Halo series of games Spartan Muscle, a fitness and lifestyle resource for men Sports Adlai E. Stevenson High School Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Livonia, Michigan) Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school in Livonia, Michigan. About 2200 students currently attend Stevenson. Its mascot is "Sparty" the Spartan, and its school colors are Columbia blue , Navy blue , and white The school motto is "Striving for Excellence; Learning for Life."... (Livonia, Michigan Livonia, Michigan Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways.... ) Athens Academy Spartans Bishop Stang High School Bishop Stang High School Bishop Stang High School is a private Catholic secondary school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States.... Boardman High School Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, with some residence halls on the south end of campus located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.... Connersville High School Conneaut High School Damien High School Damien High School Damien High School is a private, all male Roman Catholic high school in La Verne, California named for Father Damien of Molokai. The school had its first graduating class in 1963.... Fargo North High School Fargo North High School for schools of the same name.Fargo North High School, more commonly known in the district as Fargo North or North High, is an United States high school located in Fargo, North Dakota.... Greenbrier East Spartans Hamrun Spartans Hannover Spartans Hannover Spartans The Hannover Spartans are an American football team based in Hanover, Germany. They were created in 2006 as follow-up team for the Hannover Musketeers, a former GFL team after their bankruptcy.... Homestead High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Homestead High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Homestead High School, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, is a public 4-year high school with a comprehensive intake of over 2,000 students.... Manchester College Manchester College Manchester College is a liberal arts and sciences college located in North Manchester, Indiana. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students.... Marist Catholic High School Spartans Miami Country Day School Spartans][miamicountryday.org] Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the sport teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 Varsity team sports teams.... Norfolk State Spartans North Newton High School Ocean Township High School Ocean Township High School Ocean Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, in Monmouth County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Ocean Township School District .... Queensbury High School Pinole Valley High School Pinole Valley High School Pinole Valley High School is a high school in Pinole, California, which is located in Contra Costa County. First opened in 1967, the school is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District.... Protein Cookie Spartans Romeoville High School Romeoville High School Opened in 1963 as Lockport West, Romeoville High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located in Romeoville, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.... San Jose State Spartans San José State Spartans The San Jos? State Spartans are the names of the athletic teams representing San Jos? State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference or WAC in National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I level.... South Knox High School South Knox High School South Knox High School is a high school located southeast of Vincennes, Indiana in an unincorporated community called Verne. Its athletic nickname is the "Spartans", and it participates in the Blue Chip Conference.... Southwestern High School (Shelbyville, Indiana) Sparta High School Sparta High School (New Jersey) Sparta High School is a four-year public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Sparta Township, New Jersey, in Sussex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, as part of the Sparta Township Public School District.... (Sparta Township, New Jersey Sparta Township, New Jersey Sparta Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 18,080.... ) Sparta High School Sparta High School (Michigan) d class="fn org" colspan="2" bgcolor="lavender" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;">Sparta High SchoolLocation... (Sparta, Michigan Sparta Township, Michigan Sparta Township is a civil township of Kent County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,938 at the United States Census, 2000.... ) Sparta High School Sparta High School (Wisconsin) Sparta High School is the primary high school in Sparta, Wisconsin. Its colors are red and gold and its sports team's name is the Spartans. ... (Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta, Wisconsin Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. The population was 8,648 at the United States Census, 2000.... ) Spartans F.C. Spartans F.C. The Spartans Football Club are a Scottish football club from Edinburgh. They are managed by Sam Lynch and Mike Lawson. They were formed in 1951 by ex-players of Edinburgh University A.F.C.... Stoneham High School Spartans University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, North Carolina and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina.... University of South Carolina Upstate University of South Carolina Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate is a public university located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004.... White Station High School Spartans Wyoming Valley West Spartans Technology Spartan (software) Spartan (software) Spartan is a molecular modelling and computational chemistry application from Wavefunction, Inc.. It contains code for both ab initio quantum chemistry methods and semi-empirical quantum chemistry methods.... , molecular modelling and computational chemistry application from Wavefunction, Inc. Spartan (FPGA) Spartan (FPGA) The Spartan series of low cost Field-programmable gate arrays from Xilinx includes the Spartan 3E, Spartan 3, Spartan 3L, Spartan IIE, Spartan II, and Spartan/XL device families with logic gate counts from forty-thousand to five-million.... , family of FPGAs from Xilinx The SPARTAN kernel, the core of the HelenOS HelenOS HelenOS is an operating system based on a Preemption microkernel design. The source code of HelenOS is published under free software licences, making the operating system free software.... computer operating system Vehicles FV103 Spartan FV103 Spartan FV103 Spartan is a British Army armoured personnel carrier.Spartan is the APC member of the CVR family. It has capacity for 5 men in addition to 2 crew .... , British armoured personnel carrier LIM-49A Spartan LIM-49A Spartan The Spartan, designation LIM-49A, was a United States Army anti-ballistic missile. It was a three-stage, solid-fuel surface-to-air missile that carried a nuclear weapon to intercept incoming warheads at high altitude.... , American anti-ballistic missile Simmonds Spartan Simmonds Spartan The Simmonds Spartan is a 1920s United Kingdom two-seat biplane trainer/tourer aircraft built by Simmonds Aircraft.... , 1920s British biplane Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan Alenia C-27J The Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan is a medium-sized military transport aircraft. The C-27J is an advanced derivative of the company's Aeritalia G.222 , with the engines and systems of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.... , military tactical transport aircraft Spartan Aircraft Ltd Spartan Aircraft Ltd Spartan Aircraft Limited was a United Kingdom aircraft manufacturer from 1930 in aviation to 1935 in aviation.... Spartan Aircraft Company Spartan Aircraft Company The Spartan Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturing company founded in 1928 in by oil baron William G. Skelly in Tulsa, OK, Oklahoma.... HMS Spartan HMS Spartan HMS Spartan may refer to one of these vessels of the British Royal Navy named in recognition of the military abilities of the Spartans of ancient Greece.... British naval ships of this name Spartan cars Spartan cars Spartan Cars was a manufacturer of kit cars based in Pinxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, which operated from 1973 to 1995. The company was founded by Jim McIntyre.... , a British kit car maker See also Sparta (disambiguation) Sparta (disambiguation) Sparta or Sparti may refer to:In Greece:* the ancient city of Sparta* modern Sparta - Sparti - in Laconia...