Sparta, as realized, c. 700-300 BCE
Ancient / Classical · realized scope
Sparta was a city-state (polis) in ancient Greece organized under a dual-kingship system alongside a council of elders (Gerousia) and an assembly of citizens (Apella), with executive magistrates known as ephors holding significant authority. It was located in the Laconia region of the Peloponnese peninsula and operated as a recognizable political entity from approximately the 9th or 8th century BCE through the Hellenistic period. Its governmental and social structure centered on a class of full male citizens (Spartiates), a subject population (helots), and an intermediate class (perioikoi), each with distinct legal standing.
Cluster:Ordered Tradition
Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.
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