Spartan Military Training and the Agoge: Creating Greek Warriors

What did Spartan military training involve? How was their army organized? And what was the “agoge” all about?

Those were some of the questions I had when researching for my next book, Spartan Blood (the first in a series of historical dark fantasy). In this post, I’ll share some of the things I learned about Spartan military training, the agoge, and other steps they took to develop the ultimate Greek warrior.

Who Were the Spartans, Exactly?

The Spartans were an ancient Greek society of ...