In ancient Sparta, the Agoge prepared boys for a lifetime of military service with harsh training that emphasised strength ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region ... regime to which young Spartans were subjected: [T]heir training was calculated to make them obey commands well ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... Only those who went through this gruelling training system were considered true Spartan citizens. It was a hard life. A boy was only allowed one ...

King Agesilaus II—who led the Spartan Army at the peak of its power ... style would prove central to many poetic traditions, from ancient Rome to medieval France to Renaissance England and ...

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single ... Only those who went through this gruelling training system were considered true Spartan citizens. It was a hard life. A boy was only allowed one ...