He is engaging in "Impression management".
Impression management is a cognizant or intuitive process in which individuals endeavor to impact the view of other individuals about a man, object or occasion. They do as such by directing and controlling information in social interaction.
they were both Greek city-states that had many rulers in governers
Probably none because you don't have a chance of pulling out a green sock from a dresser full of red and blue socks.