http://walthamstow.london/News/details-about-military-training-in-sparta-or-in/ Athens, about the historical institution of the ephebeia before its regularization in 335 B.C. Gymnastic exercises and the Pyrrhic dance must have played an important part as a preparation for war.74 The Athenian pyrrhic, or armed dance, was performed nude at the Panathenaia and involved choruses from the Athenian tribes.75 The tradition of the warrior sportsman who participated in arm Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:25:13 UTC en