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Sparta  

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  • The ancient Greek city-state (polis) of Sparta has been regarded by many thinkers since antiquity as an ideal state, embodying both political and social virtues. In antiquity writers suggested Sparta was an exceptional polis, ascribing its political supremacy to its social order. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Sparta]

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