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William A. Percy’s study argues that institutionalized pederasty in archaic Greece began after 650 B.C., later than previously believed, as a strategy to manage upper‑class overpopulation. He traces a system where an early‑twenties warrior paired with a younger aristocratic peer, training him until marriage at age thirty. Percy documents how the practice spread across Greek‑speaking regions, varying from athletic and military preparation to intellectual and civic training. In Athens, pederasty functioned as a cultural transfer mechanism, allowing senior figures to mentor the most promising youths. The book insists that these deep male bonds were central to Greece’s demographic growth and cultural flourishing, contributing to the ’Greek miracle’ of producing distinguished leaders and thinkers from a small population.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: History/Ancient History
Authors: William A. Percy
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