At the age of eighteen, boys were often sent to fulfill various societal expectations, such as completing their education, starting a career, or entering military service. In many cultures, this age marked the transition to adulthood, where they were expected to take on more responsibilities and contribute to their communities. Additionally, some were encouraged to pursue higher education or vocational training to prepare for their future roles in society.
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At the age of 7 they were sent up into the mountains to survive until they were 15.
Spartan boys were trained to be soldiers from a very young age. They were taken from their homes at the age of seven and sent to military schools.
At age 7 boys topically got sent to be in battle.
At the age of 7 they were sent up into the mountains to survive until they were 15.
Sparta.
Both boys and girls were raised by women until the age of seven At 7 boys were taken from their mothers and grouped together in "packs" and were sent to what is almost equivalent to present-day military boot camp. At age 20, they became a soldier in the Spartan Army.
The nobility of Middle Ages Europe sent their boys for training as knights to another noble. The boy would start out as a page to a knight and as he grew would learn the skills of a knight. At the age of 21 he became a knight.
Babe Ruth lived in Baltimore, until about the age of 8, when he was sent to a boys' school.
Roman boys left school at the age of 12 or 13, but if they were chosen to go to a special school, left that at the age of 14.Hope this helps.
Spartan boys were sent off to a boarding school called the agoge at the age of 7.