Agora
Their assebly was held initially in the Agora (market square), but was then transferred to a building called the Skias.
by gathering
Sparta placed more emphasis on military service.
Military service
Sparta would basically kill or threaten the people originally living in the place that they wanted
The Gathering Place
They were cruel, and unfair. Sparta was a terrible place that believed only in war and fighting.(that is where we get the word spar from.)
Sparta is actually a city. It's a greek city with 15500 inhabitants (2005). And a seeworthy place of Sparta is the old Spartan ruins located next to today's Sparta.
Sparta is the birth place of Helen of Troy. The mythical war because of abduction of Helen led to destruction of Troy.
as a holy gathering place
It is Oahu.
Murica is violent and a place of war