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To prove that they had the will and cunning to be a soldier.

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How were spartan boys taught stealth?

The instructer forced to steal food without being caught to be better in stealt. If they got caught they received punishiments.


What qualities were expected from a good spartan?

this is a bad question. better yet a spartan phrase is "return with this or upon this" they were taken from their families at age 7. had one article of clothing. were taught to steal food. if they were caught stealing they were whipped to teach them to steal better. they had no shoes. at age 20 they would HAVE to have a relationship with another male so that it would improve their masculinity. spartans would train the way they would fight in a battle. they fought to the death.


Why did Spartans teach kids to lie and steal?

Because that learned them to work together. It wasn't the lying and stealing they stimulated [parents/teachers], but the teamwork it required. An example: the boys in the training dormitories where given not enough food on purpose, this made them work together to steal more food. And the boys were punished for getting caught, not for the stealing itself.


Why did the Spartans expect their male children to steal food And Clothing?

The Spartans encouraged their male children to steal food and clothing as a way to toughen them up and develop survival skills. They believed that this experience would help the boys become resourceful and independent warriors, who could fend for themselves in challenging situations.


What do you do if you have no food and you are starving?

You steal.


How is a life of an Athenian boy different from that of a Spartan boy?

their lifes were different because the spartan boys started military training and stealing food when they were born, and if a baby that was born didn't look strong enough then the people of Sparta would leave it on a hill to die. Athenian boys went to school from ages 7-14 and did two years of military training from ages 18-20


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How was Sparta's military different from greases military?

Sparta's military was only Spartan Citizens and had almost no archers. The training began at age 6 when a boy was taken from his mother and pressed into a harsh military school where they were regularly beaten and starved encourging strentgh, loyalty, and taking what you need. Spartan boys often stole from Helots, which were spartan slaves, to get food. When they were ready they went into the mountains and had to survive for 10 days to a month, with only a adult Spartan there to make sure he didnt cheat, abnd mabye another boy. Greeks were a lot less physical in their training. They were a sign up army. Often boys washed out from cities because tehy weren't use to the training. And the training was not as tough.


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Did Athens and Sparta suffer from lack of food?

It depends on what stage of their Spartan life you are referring to. I have read that during their early years, during military training, that spartan boys were sometimes fed pig fat and pig blood. The idea was that if you could stomach anything you would have a better chance of surviving. It also encouraged the boys/trainees to steal food. When caught they were punished not for stealing but for being caught. Again it was meant to ensure their survival. Once they graduated or became men I believe they could eat anything, but their diet was still somewhat limited. Because Sparta discouraged trading there would have been little exotic foods. The diet would of consisted of whatever the Helots, the Spartan agricultural slaves, grew. Which would have been whatever was native to southern Greece. Sorry, I can't be more specific.