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'''Agoge''' was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven. |
'''Agoge''' was the [[Sparta]]n way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven. |
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| + | Despite being a girl, the Spartan ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] also participated in the ''agoge'',<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> though her education was cut short due to her exile.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[The Big Break]]</ref> |
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==Locations== |
==Locations== |
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| − | Located in the woods around the ''[[polis]]'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd" |
+ | Located in the woods around the ''[[polis]]'' was the [[Spartan training territory]], where youths willing to prove themselves came.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
[[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
[[Paidiskoi Camp]] in [[Lakonia]] was the camp where the ''paidiskoi'' remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
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| − | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] |
+ | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], Kassandra was tasked by [[Xanthe]], the magistrate of Pitana to escort her younger son, [[Makarios]], to the [[Agoge Camp North]] in [[Mount Taygetos]] for his training.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Training Days]]</ref> |
==Positions== |
==Positions== |
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| − | During the Peloponnesian War the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was [[Iatrokles]].<ref |
+ | During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was [[Iatrokles]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Brothers in Arms]]</ref> |
''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
''Paidiskoi'' were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.<ref name="ACOd" /> |
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| − | The best among the [[Agoge Fighter]]s became ''[[krypteia]]''.<ref |
+ | The best among the [[Agoge Fighter]]s became ''[[krypteia]]''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Home Sweet Home]]</ref> |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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Revision as of 14:03, 27 October 2019
- "The agoge is what turns boys into men. Interfering would only weaken them, weaken Sparta."
- ―Myrrine[src]
Agoge was the Spartan way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.
Despite being a girl, the Spartan misthios Kassandra also participated in the agoge,[1] though her education was cut short due to her exile.[1]
Locations
Located in the woods around the polis was the Spartan training territory, where youths willing to prove themselves came.[1]
Paidiskoi Camp in Lakonia was the camp where the paidiskoi remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, Kassandra was tasked by Xanthe, the magistrate of Pitana to escort her younger son, Makarios, to the Agoge Camp North in Mount Taygetos for his training.[2]
Positions
During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was Iatrokles.[3]
Paidiskoi were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.[1]
The best among the Agoge Fighters became krypteia.[4]
Trivia
- The word is Greek αγωγή (agogí), meaning 'rearing, upbringing, education, training' and even 'discipline'.
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ACOd" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Training Days
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Brothers in Arms
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Home Sweet Home