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= Purpose of Education in Ancient Greece = =The purpose of education in Ancient **Athens** was to "produce citizens trained in the arts, and to prepare citizens for both peace and war." In Ancient **Sparta** the goal was to produce soldier-citizens. In other words they wanted to produce well-drilled and well-disciplined marching army.=

//** Ancient Athens: **//
===Schools in Athens were private, but the cost was low so that even poor citizens could afford it. Boys were taught at home by their mother or a male slave until they were six or seven. They then attended school till they were 13 or 14, and some of their training involved gymnastics. Younger boys learned how to do calisthenics and play ball games. Older boys learned how to run, jump, box, wrestle, discus, and javelin throwing. Boys also learned how to play the lyre, sing, count, read and write, but literature was the main focus of their schooling. Due to the cost of books they were rare so subjects were read out loud and the boys had to memorize everything. To help them in their schooling they used writing tablets and rulers.===

//** Ancient Sparta: **//
===** ﻿ ** Boys in Ancient Sparta left home at age seven to attend military school until they were 18. During this time they trained and slept in the barracks with the rest of their brotherhood. During this time that they called school, they were taught survival skills and other skills to become a great soldier. They were also taught reading and writing, but that was not very important to ancient Sparta. Boys of Ancient Sparta were told that stealing was okay, but if they were caught they were beaten. The boys marched without shoes because it would make them stronger. When Spartan boys turned 18 they became military cadets and learned the ways of war. ===



//** Ancient Athens: **//
===Girls stayed at home, and mostly learned how run the house. They were not allowed to go to school and did have to do military training like the boys did. Some girls learned how to read and write in the comfort of their own courtyard.===

// ﻿**Ancient Sparta:** //
===Sparta provided education for girls besides just the domestic arts. Girls did not have to leave home like the boys, but they did do training. Girls learned to run, jump, throw discus and javelin, and wrestle. Girls were made strong because the Spartans thought that strong women produced strong babies and there for they would have more men for their armies.===

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