Leave now for Sparta

Have you ever stopped to think what your life would be like if you were a Spartan boy, born in Ancient Greece?
As soon as he was born, he would be shown to the elders, who would examine him, saying if he was a healthy boy or not. Otherwise, you would be exposed and killed in a place called Apothetae. A test that would be given to him is that of the basin with wine, in which he would be immersed and only those who had excellent health would resist without even fainting.

The Spartan boy, from his birth until his sixty years, would be under the orders and discipline of the State and, every six years, a new phase in his life would begin.

For the first six years of your life, you would be cared for by your mother, but then you would live in barracks, under a clearly military upbringing. The rigor of their physical and military training would increase over the years. You would sleep on a mattress made of wood and would have to get used to the amount of food you would be served. To supplant his needs, he would have to practice theft.

As soon as he turned 12, he would already be being trained with as much rigor and discipline as possible. His hair would be cut short, he would be barefoot with no clothes on, and he would have to exercise naked.

Together with your colleagues, you would have to do tasks like cleaning the barracks, tidying things up, etc.

At 18, you would be considered legally of legal age, but not militarily. He would be considered a postulant and would test for the army, not yet as a combatant.

At 19, he would become a combatant, but not a first-rate soldier, which he could only be at 24 years of age.

As soon as he reached the age of 30, he would obtain full citizenship, being able to marry, have children and live in a house, which would be his, no longer in barracks with several people in the same environment. In addition, he could let his hair grow and proudly show his long hair, which showed that he had already reached maturity and served the state.