Disciplinary military oligarchy

Sparta

A militarist city-state of Ancient Greece, Sparta organized its whole society around war, with a mixed regime of kings and council, rigid discipline, austerity, and dominance over a vast subjugated population.

Flag: Sparta

Historical polity · c. 900–192 a.C.

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Reconstrução histórica usada como referência visual para o período.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 13.8%86.2% Unitary
Democracy 15%85% Autocracy
Security 85%15% Liberty
Assimilation 98.8%1.2% Multiculturalism
Militarist 94%6% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 22.5%77.5% Nationalist
Public 65%35% Private
Planning 78.8%21.2% Free market
Protectionism 96.2%3.8% Globalism
Irreligious 15%85% Religious
Progressive 27.5%72.5% Traditionalist
Technology 35%65% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

49.0pt

Immigration

98.8% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.

How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?

48.8pt

Diplomacy

94% Militarist, compared with the ideology catalog’s 45.25% median.

When is armed force an appropriate political instrument?

43.8pt

Representation

15% Democracy, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.8% median.

Who should govern, and how should they be accountable?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 13.8% Federal, 86.2% Unitary (Strong Unitary); Representation: 15% Democracy, 85% Autocracy (Strong Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Sparta sits 42.5 points below it. 156 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 85% Security, 15% Liberty (Strong Security); Immigration: 98.8% Assimilation, 1.2% Multiculturalism (Very strong Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Sparta sits 26.2 points above it. 179 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 94% Militarist, 6% Pacifist (Very strong Militarist); Intervention: 22.5% Non-interventionist, 77.5% Nationalist (Strong Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Sparta sits 26.3 points below it. 144 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 65% Public, 35% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 78.8% Planning, 21.2% Free market (Strong Planning); Trade: 96.2% Protectionism, 3.8% Globalism (Very strong Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Sparta depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Sparta sits 11.8 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 15% Irreligious, 85% Religious (Strong Religious); Morality: 27.5% Progressive, 72.5% Traditionalist (Strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Sparta sits 11.3 points below it. 182 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 35% Technology, 65% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Sparta, the 15.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Sparta sits 22.5 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Frequently asked questions

What does getting Sparta on the test mean?

Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Sparta.

Which ideology is closest to Sparta?

Fourth Political Theory has 98.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Sparta?

Immigration is among the furthest from the center: 98.8% Assimilation and 1.2% Multiculturalism. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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