It could be used synonymously with Sparta , but typically it was not .
Herodotus seems to denote by it the Mycenaean Greek citadel at Therapne , in contrast to the lower town of Sparta .
Sparta could be used synonymously with Sparta , but typically it was not .
Herodotus seems to denote by it the Mycenaean Greek citadel at Therapne , in contrast to the lower town of Sparta .