Sparta was never a legend. If you played back around in their prime, they consisted of some decent members, all whom lacked individual skill.
They were hyped up horribly by players and the staff was even bias to them on many occasions in tournaments (I don't know if the thread is still on GZF, go google Mahatma v Sparta in finals)
I love how Flower, a clan infinite times better than Sparta, hardly gets recognized due to the fact they didn't have a frag video for each of their members.
http://imgur.com/xJWxqAB