The Classics Society
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The Classics SocietyI thought that we needed one. Please join our Elysium.
Here is the link to joinLast edited by Loz17; 20-11-2010 at 13:11. -
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Re: The Classics Societycan someone up a spartan society and affiliate with this one?
not spartan as in 'w00t 300 such a grat film!11' but like appreciation of the agoge and society and ridicuous and stuff, im definately a meaty homoioi, everyone else can be perioikoi or a helot..
EDIT: actually if we were in the agoge this means we are all gay and molested? and the women would be powerful..... right scrap that idea, sounds like hell
EDIT2: DEFINATELY an ephor!! just remembered them! that or in the krypteia.. wow im enthusiasticLast edited by loafer; 13-06-2008 at 21:51. -
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Re: The Classics SocietyThe agoge? You're FOR institutionalised pederasty? Hahaha although the gynagoge sounds awesome.(Original post by stryker101)
can someone up a spartan society and affiliate with this one?
not spartan as in 'w00t 300 such a grat film!11' but like appreciation of the agoge and stuff, im definately a homoioi
I'm not much into Spartans, unless it's to annoy Xristina here. Got to love the Thebans though.
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Re: The Classics Societybook on the shelf right next to me - 'geometric concepts in Theban art'..... not mine, obviously(Original post by The Lyceum)
The agoge? You're FOR institutionalised pederasty? Hahaha although the gynagoge sounds awesome.
I'm not much into Spartans, unless it's to annoy Xristina here. Got to love the Thebans though.
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Re: The Classics Society(Original post by stryker101)
can someone up a spartan society and affiliate with this one?
not spartan as in 'w00t 300 such a grat film!11' but like appreciation of the agoge and society and ridicuous and stuff, im definately a meaty homoioi, everyone else can be perioikoi or a helot..
EDIT: actually if we were in the agoge this means we are all gay and molested? and the women would be powerful..... right scrap that idea, sounds like hell
Oh, Oh, don't. I like that idea, and my first decision as your leader is to ban The Lyceum !!!! And those of you who don't like Athens !!!
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Re: The Classics SocietyAh, to clarify.
Spartan males went through the Agoge, Females the Gynagoge. Pederasty was part of the process, a younger male was meant to approach and request the bond from an older warrior as part of his training.
Other cultures, like the Samurai, also had this. Females also went through rigorous training in order to prep them for child birth.
Life in Sparta was not nearly as democratic as the film portrayed, there were certainly different classes (more like castes) with the Helots (captured Greek slaves) being the lowest.
The Krypteia were a group of Spartans whose job it was to put down any sign of Helot revolt, think like the Gestapo or something.
Grr this thread is going to stop me from revising. XD
I am the second consul !!!!!
