At the age of 7, the paidonomos organized the boys into divisions of about 60 each called ilae. Plutarch mentions that Lycurgus (literally "wolf-worker") wrote the laws in order to make the city state of Sparta invincible, the Spartans fearless and law-abiding. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, The Ancient Spartans Had a Murderous Secret Police, Biography of Alcibiades, Ancient Greek Soldier-Politician, The Orphan Train Movement in the United States, Political Aspects of the Classical Age of Greece, 7 Points to Know About Ancient Greek Government, Dionysiac Elements in Spartan Cult Dances, Mess Contributions and Subsistence at Sparta, M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota. They were required to continue serving the military, however, until age 60.

Ancient History Encyclopedia. The boys were trained hard, learning to speak wisely using only a few words (Greek: λακωνισμός, lakonismos), learning to eat just enough to survive, and training hard in order to become useful member of the phalanx. Loizides, Antonios. Not only were the schools for the sons of the Spartiate, but also foster sons. Noté /5. Ancient History Encyclopedia.

At the age of 7, the paidonomos organized the boys into divisions of about 60 each called ilae. Plutarch mentions that Lycurgus (literally "wolf-worker") wrote the laws in order to make the city state of Sparta invincible, the Spartans fearless and law-abiding. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, The Ancient Spartans Had a Murderous Secret Police, Biography of Alcibiades, Ancient Greek Soldier-Politician, The Orphan Train Movement in the United States, Political Aspects of the Classical Age of Greece, 7 Points to Know About Ancient Greek Government, Dionysiac Elements in Spartan Cult Dances, Mess Contributions and Subsistence at Sparta, M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota. They were required to continue serving the military, however, until age 60.

Ancient History Encyclopedia. The boys were trained hard, learning to speak wisely using only a few words (Greek: λακωνισμός, lakonismos), learning to eat just enough to survive, and training hard in order to become useful member of the phalanx. Loizides, Antonios. Not only were the schools for the sons of the Spartiate, but also foster sons. Noté /5. Ancient History Encyclopedia.

At the age of 7, the paidonomos organized the boys into divisions of about 60 each called ilae. Plutarch mentions that Lycurgus (literally "wolf-worker") wrote the laws in order to make the city state of Sparta invincible, the Spartans fearless and law-abiding. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, The Ancient Spartans Had a Murderous Secret Police, Biography of Alcibiades, Ancient Greek Soldier-Politician, The Orphan Train Movement in the United States, Political Aspects of the Classical Age of Greece, 7 Points to Know About Ancient Greek Government, Dionysiac Elements in Spartan Cult Dances, Mess Contributions and Subsistence at Sparta, M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota. They were required to continue serving the military, however, until age 60.

Ancient History Encyclopedia. The boys were trained hard, learning to speak wisely using only a few words (Greek: λακωνισμός, lakonismos), learning to eat just enough to survive, and training hard in order to become useful member of the phalanx. Loizides, Antonios. Not only were the schools for the sons of the Spartiate, but also foster sons. Noté /5. Ancient History Encyclopedia.

At the age of 7, the paidonomos organized the boys into divisions of about 60 each called ilae. Plutarch mentions that Lycurgus (literally "wolf-worker") wrote the laws in order to make the city state of Sparta invincible, the Spartans fearless and law-abiding. By using ThoughtCo, you accept our, The Ancient Spartans Had a Murderous Secret Police, Biography of Alcibiades, Ancient Greek Soldier-Politician, The Orphan Train Movement in the United States, Political Aspects of the Classical Age of Greece, 7 Points to Know About Ancient Greek Government, Dionysiac Elements in Spartan Cult Dances, Mess Contributions and Subsistence at Sparta, M.A., Linguistics, University of Minnesota. They were required to continue serving the military, however, until age 60.

Ancient History Encyclopedia. The boys were trained hard, learning to speak wisely using only a few words (Greek: λακωνισμός, lakonismos), learning to eat just enough to survive, and training hard in order to become useful member of the phalanx. Loizides, Antonios. Not only were the schools for the sons of the Spartiate, but also foster sons. Noté /5. Ancient History Encyclopedia.