Who are the current direct DNA descendants of ancient Sparta?

The people of the Mani, or the Maniotes traced their ancestry to Spartans who moved further south into Laconia during the Roman period. read more

Unfortunately it is virtually impossible to figure that out. My guess would be that a very large amount of the population would have spartan ancestry if you were to go back far enough particularly in the areas around the Mediterranean and some of Eastern Europe. read more

Nearly three millennia ago, when Ancient Greece was made up of ‘polis’, or individual city-states, much of the Peloponnese belonged to Ancient Sparta and its allies. read more