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Did spartan boys leave school and join the army?
No, there was no school for spartan boys. From the age of six; legitamate, pure spartan boys started their rigorous training for the army.
How was education of spartan boys different from the education of athenian boys?
Spartan boys were taught to fight, kick, spit, bite, scratch and get into fights with other boys. Athenian boys were learnt to be polite and to be civilised.
Why were Spartan boys kept hungry?
because they believed that Spartan boys had to fight like warriors and if they did not be like a warrior you will dieok fool bye
Do spartan boys have long hair?
Yes.
Did Spartan boys serve in the military?
yes they did
As spartan boys get older what happens to the training?
After the Spartan boys successfully complete the "agoge" (the Spartan training for boys) they were elected to a barrack mess, where they were to eat their meals and spend the majority of their time with his messmates. this ensured that when the mess fought together as a unit in battle, the young spartan would be loyal to his mess and possess an "esprit de corp".
Did spartan boys sleep on mats and have one cloak only?
Spartan boys did not sleep on mats. They slept on reeds. They had very hard and uncomfortable beds with no sheets or pillows.
What did Sparta boys do in the day?
Spartan boys were trained to be warriors from an early age. This culminated in a test where they were tasked to kill a slave by hand to prove their manhood. At this point they were accepted into the Spartan army.
What happened to a Spartan boy if he was caught stealing from Athenians?
Athens was very far from Sparta, there would not be any Spartan boys there.
Did spartan boys have toys?
If xstone count as a toy. Then, yeah they did. As a matter of fact even spartan girls have had teddy bears :P
What were the buildings called that Spartan boys were educated and trained called?
barracks
What happened to spartan boys if they didn't et caught stealing?
nothing
