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  • $\begingroup$ The lack of mechanisms to regularly promote people to the ruling/voting class is what did in the otherwise stable Spartan ruling class. $\endgroup$ Commented Jul 26, 2018 at 17:19
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    $\begingroup$ It was actually worse than that, the "Similars" were also quick to demote people from the ruling class for various offences, so the circles of power became ever more restricted as time progressed. $\endgroup$
    – Thucydides
    Commented Jul 27, 2018 at 22:33