Research Ramblings: The Spartan Citizenry, Part 4

As noted in my May 2, 2014 post, Spartan warriors were an interesting bunch, and I’m continuing my series on them with today’s fact:

Boys left their homes for military training at seven.

This training took place at Sparta’s military training school, the Agoge. The boys were arranged in “packs” and lived in barracks. This training lasted until they were eighteen.

Tune in next week for more about the Spartans!