In ancient Sparta, the state-controlled training and education system that prepared young boys to become warriors; any rigorous training system.
From Greek agoge (a leading, training), from agein (to lead), referring to the Spartan youth system documented by Plutarch and other ancient historians.
The Spartan agoge was basically ancient military boarding school meets cult indoctrination—boys were separated from mothers, deliberately underfed to encourage stealing and cunning, and taught that dying in battle was the ultimate honor.
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