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They were given military training to prepare them for callout when their city-state forces were mobilised.

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What were boys sent to do at the age of eighteen in ancient Greece?

They were given military training to prepare them for callout when their city-state forces were mobilised.


Which city-state was military centerd only allowed heathly infants to live and sent boys to the military at 7?

Sparta, in Greece.


What place did children have in ancient Greece?

They were to go to school until the age of 7. After that, they were sent off to live away from their families, in military barracks.


What god is in charge of the jails in greek mythology?

To my knowledge, there isn't one. They didn't jail people in ancient Greece the way we do today. Criminals would be sent to labor or sold into slavery.


Where does the Chimera originate from?

The Chimera was actually from a myth in ancient Greece so people could say that it is from ancient Greece.


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Nothing, peasant children in Ancient Egypt did not go to school. As soon as they were old enough boys were sent to work in the fields and girls with their mothers.


What sign is sent to the boys that they dont get to read?

emotions.


When were Spartan boys sent to camp?

At the age of 7 they were sent up into the mountains to survive until they were 15.


How do you describe daily life for boys in Athens?

At age 7 boys topically got sent to be in battle.


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Boys were sent to military camp at age seven?

sparta