Agoge
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The agoge (Greek: αγωγή, lit. 'rearing, upbringing, education, training') was the Spartan way of rearing the youth into soldiers, beginning around the age of seven.[1] Despite being a girl, Kassandra also participated in the Spartan agoge,[2] though her education was cut short due to her exile.[3]
Locations
Located in the woods around the polis was the Spartan training territory, where youths willing to prove themselves came.[2]
Paidiskoi Camp in Lakonia was the camp where the paidiskoi remained as reserve members of the Spartan army during their agoge.[2]
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.[4]
Positions
During the Peloponnesian War, the agoge master at the Agoge Camp North was Iatrokles.[5]
Paidiskoi were the youths in the middle phase of the agoge, aged about 17-19, and served as reserve members of the Spartan army.[2]
The best among the Agoge Fighters became krypteia.[6]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
