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Raised for War: The Agoge and the Education System in Ancient Sparta

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:08:09 +0000

The agoge was at its height during the Classical Period and was praised as the ideal form of

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:35:34 +0000

He could not keep his word as he kept changing sides and lived in exile. Alcibiades, the son

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:48:23 +0000

The Spartan Eurypontid king Agesilaus led two expeditions against Thebes but achieved little. Introduction and Background The Boeotian

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:51:32 +0000

The Spartan myth of stranger-kings of divine descent was opposed to the Athenian ideology of autochthony. Introduction This

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:51:13 +0000

Ancient Sparta could be considered the most fully-realized form of gerontocracy that any state has ever implemented. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 18:23:55 +0000

Spartan women were free to pursue an education, own land, initiate divorce, and go where they pleased. Introduction

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:45:15 +0000

At school, we have all studied the amazing history of the two most important city-states in Greece, Athens

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:15:27 +0000

The apogee of one’s training was to comprehend the laws and to be a vital member of the

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:45:34 +0000

During the course of the Peloponnesian War, Alcibiades changed his allegiance on several occasions. Introduction Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides,

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:45:17 +0000

The losses that Athens suffered in the Peloponnesian War show the sad consequences of the repeated unwillingness to