Plutarch mentions more of the physical toughness that the Spartans were exposed to during their agoge training. Having to break off reeds with hands instead of knives, and having to accumulate their own sleeping material for winter made them hardened and more in tune with nature, and gave them a higher chance of survival if they ever ended up lost or away from their squadron.
The significance that the agoge educational system had to Sparta was obviously highly important. It affected the life of every Spartan, either at birth or at any other part of their life. Their soldiers were obviously some of the finest in the world at that time, though their method of selection may have limited their numbers and offered a weakness to attackers. The
The significance that the agoge educational system had to Sparta was obviously highly important. It affected the life of every Spartan, either at birth or at any other part of their life. Their soldiers were obviously some of the finest in the world at that time, though their method of selection may have limited their numbers and offered a weakness to attackers. The