Possible Clues:

• Greek city, famous for its citizens' austere lifestyle
• Menelaus's realm
• Warlike nation in fight with soldiers
• Rival of Greece
• Sounds as if in grease one might get one yard, thank you
• A state of discipline at a convenience store ... thanks!
• Dominant city of Greece, once
• Part of Greece once storing pictures in resort
• ... in Greece, or some in South Africa
• Old city's role in South Africa