Series of blog posts deconstructing of the image of Sparta in the popular culture. Especially interesting is how they used the myth of being badass warriors to intimidate opponents despite not being badass warriors(when compared to other greek citystates) https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/ …
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...who arrived towards the end of the age of heroes. Late-comers, even in their own myths. If we look instead at the archaeology, preference would have to go to poleis on continually inhabited bronze-age sites, like Athens and Thebes.
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Sparta *was* thought to have an old *constitution* - that is, that their form of government had not changed overmuch in a very long time. If you read the linked series, you will note that I take some effort to explode that particular myth around the midpoint.
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