What society in history has come to the closest to a utopia?

The most famous utopian society was the Brook Farm Phalanx, just outside of Boston. While the Shakers, Owenites, and Fourierists all had intellectual roots in Europe, the most remarkable and, by many measures, the most successful utopian venture in American history was entirely homegrown.

Explanation:

byzantine empire is the answer i think you are looking for.

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he believed that strong monarchies would lead to social and political stability.