Clan Agoge Looking For A Clan War

by **Corporal Pierce** on Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:12 am

If you are wanting to battle a newly formed clan, send me a message. Dont think were going to be fresh meat though!!

by **Georgerx7di** on Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:11 am

What does your clan's name mean?

by **jasholz** on Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:54 am

Georgerx7di wrote:What does your clan's name mean?

The agōgē (Greek: ἀγωγή in Attic Greek, or ἀγωγά, agōgá in Doric Greek) was the rigorous education and training regimen mandated for all male Spartan citizens, except for the firstborn son in the ruling houses, Eurypontid and Agiad. The training involved learning stealth, cultivating loyalty to one's group, military training (e.g. pain tolerance), hunting , dancing, singing, and social preparation [1] The word "agoge" had many meanings in ancient greek, among them seizure or abduction, but in this context generally meant leading, guidance or training.[2]

According to folklore agoge was introduced by the semi-mythical Spartan law-giver Lycurgus but its origins are thought to be between the 7th and 6th centuries BC[3][4] when the state trained male citizens from the ages of seven to twenty-one.[1]

The aim of the system was to produce physically and morally strong males to serve in the Spartan army. It encouraged conformity and the importance of the Spartan state over one's personal interest and generated the future elites of Sparta.[1] The men would become the "walls of Sparta" because Sparta was the only Greek city with no defensive walls after they had been demolished at the order of Lycurgus. Discipline was strict and the males were encouraged to fight amongst themselves to determine the strongest member of the group.

The agoge was prestigious throughout the Greek world, and many aristocratic families from other cities vied to send their sons to Sparta to participate in the agoge for varying periods of time. The Spartans were very selective in which young men they would permit to enroll. Such honors were usually awarded to the próxenoi of Sparta in other cities and to a few other families of supreme ancestry and importance.

by **VioIet** on Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:25 am

RA might be interested in a battle in October. We are already facing AOD this month, and VDLL in September. We like to have one war each month. Nothing lined up for October yet.