ephebeia
- noun
- /ɛˈfiːbiə/
- Archaic
- The city-state required all eligible young men to participate in the ephebeia before becoming full citizens.
Examples
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During the ephebeia, young men learned about civic responsibilities.
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The historian gave a lecture on how the ephebeia influenced civic identity in ancient Greece.
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Archaeologists found epigraphic records describing the organization of the ephebeia in Hellenistic Athens.
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The concept of ephebeia was central to Athenian society.
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The city-state required all eligible young men to participate in the ephebeia before becoming full citizens.
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Archaeologists found epigraphic records describing the organization of the ephebeia in Hellenistic Athens.
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During the ephebeia, young men learned about civic responsibilities.
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Etymology
The word ephebeia comes from the Greek root epheb- meaning 'young man' or 'youth'. It named the official training of young men in ancient Greece, so the word still brings to mind a program or place where 18 to 20-year-olds learned military and civic duties.