Ancient+Greece



Athens: Athenian Soldiers had the letter 'A' painted on their shields. Boys went to school when they were seven and left when they were eightteen to start military training. Sparta: Spartan boys did not go to school, when they were seven they left home and were sent to military camp. Girls didn't go to school either, they also did not fight. They had to be kept fit to have healthy babies. They did gymnastics, danced, and ran races. Mount Olympus: Apollo was the god of the Sun, Music and truth, he protected the singers and poets, he was also considered very handsome. Ares was the god of war, he protects soldiers. He was also very angry and terrible.