Many cultures had different ways of raising their boys, but none were like Sparta. Sparta is very well known for their military and always has been. Their reputation does not come easy by any means. Spartan's military is continually built up with many years of training and hardship. As a boy in Spartan society, life is anything but easy. A young Spartan boy will go through tough physical and mental training to become the best Spartan soldier they can be. If you were a boy, this meant one thing: learning to make war (Brown, par. 1). A few cultures come to mind when the greatest armies of all time are discussed. Whether it is napoleon Bonaparte leading troops in the French revolution; or Julius Caesar of Rome, but no one will ever compare to the dominance of Sparta. The reputation Sparta was not handed to them but earned. With a do not mess with us or else attitude a lethal military is needed.
From birth, boys began their testing to become the best soldiers they could become. Along with girls, newly born babies are inspected for any signs of weakness or looked like they had any type of deformity, they would be left to die on top of mount Taygetos. If the babies were to somehow survive being left atop the mountain, then they would be allowed to live in Sparta for being strong enough. The chances of it happening were practically impossible. The whole idea behind this baby inspection is simple; if the baby does not look healthy or strong enough to help/provide for Sparta they will be a waste of time and more of a hassle than an asset. If they did pass inspection, the real hell was only seven years away.
The life of a Spartan boy was simple until they reached the age of seven. Spartan mothers were allowed to baby their young sons. They were allowed to do this because when the child reached the age of seven, the Child's life as they knew it would change forever. On their seventh birthday, boys would be taken away from their mothers and taken into the streets with the rest of their peers.
Sparta Sparta is my favorite of the two cities in my report because in my opinion they were the most interesting. ... There is a story about a Spartan boy who stole a fox. ... Social Classes At the top were the citizens, the Athenian-born men. ... The metics were people born outside of Athens. ... At the age of 18, a boy went through a year of military training. ...
In order to build a strong military, the elders would inspect new born babies, within 24 hours of birth. ... Men were praised for raping women but were not supposed to have children outside of wedlock for the fear that their child would be born with deformities. ... When a child was born the elders would inspect the child. ... They had no physical science to back up that killing off an infant that was born small would not be strong enough to fight for Sparta or reproduce a healthy child later on in life. Many children that are born small still grow into healthy children. ...
Sparta was a city-state of Ancient Greece. ... It told about what a Spartan boy had to go through science he was born. The Judgment of if a boy is fit to live or if not then to be left to die. ... Leonidas on the third day told a Spartan to go back to Sparta to tell them. ... In both, it showed that a Spartan boy's training was harsh ad long. ...
Sparta liked to rule using military rules. ... In general, the social class was as follows: Men born in the city-state were the highest in status as opposed to men not born in the city-state, then came women, and finally slaves. ... The main differences were between Sparta and Athens. ... Sparta and Athens were long-time rivals of one another. ... Sparta became provoked because of Athenians" showing off their power. ...
For example after Polynikes breaks Alexandros nose and induces what appears to be asthma to the boy, Dienekes tries to teach the boy to control his fear so he doesn't suffer from attacks due to the asthma becase Alexandros only had spells of it when he was subjected to fear. ... Rooster wife Harmonia bore two children the youngest an infant boy. ... Dekton would be cut loose from Sparta for him to go over to the Persians where they would kill him if confronted in battle. ...
Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, was born short before the outbreak of the Trojan War. ... Taking the advice that Athena gave to him, he sailed to Pylos and Sparta, to find out, by meeting Nestor and Menelaus, whether he could learn about his father, or by chance pick up a truthful rumor from the gods. ... These items also contain one of the main theme of the epic: A boy must struggle to become a man. ...
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Her husband named the baby Iphis, and the child was raised as a boy. ... Telethusa and her daughter prayed to Isis to help them, and the girl was turned into a boy. ... Book 10: Ganymede Orpheus sang the story of Ganymede, a mortal boy who'd caught Jove's eye. Jove turned himself into an eagle and kidnapped the boy. ... As Sparta loved Hyacinth, Cyprus hated the Propoetides and Crestae. ...
But they greatly trembled and feared, and none, not even the richest of them, dared receive Phoebus, until queenly Leto set foot on Delos. " The two deities were born on two separate floating islands, Artemis on Ortygia and Apollo on Detos. Artemis was born first, and shortly after her birth, assisted her mother in Apollo's birth. Once Apollo was born, Detos and Ortygia, once floating and sinking islands became permanently anchored in place, and soon became some of the richest and most celebrated religious shrines in Greek civilization. ... Apollo loved boys as well as girls, and took a ...