The Spartan Constitution
Sparta was the first known functioning democracy. This was 150 years before the introduction of democracy in Athens.
They were a thinly populated state but they were greatly celebrated and was one of the most powerful cities.
The Spartan Constitution was written by Xenophon, a foreign dweller into the land of Sparta. Without his work, we wouldn't have any accounts on how the Spartan life became.
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