Men went to school at eighteen to enhance their intelligence and physical being. Aristocrats could take it a step further and have their sons taught more complex subjects, like philosophy, math, logic, and rhetoric.
Men with more money were able to take more leisure time, indulging in horseback riding and hunting. Men could hunt using their dogs, nets and traps, or on horseback. Horses epitomized wealth and were primarily used for hunting and racing, or calvary service during a war. The more horses a man possessed, the wealthier he was.
A major, and slightly controversial, aspect of Greek male life were their escapades with other men. It was a duty of an older man to begin a homosexual relationship with someone younger than himself. It was almost like a ritual that allowed young men to be formally inducted into Greek society. This relationship allowed a young man to grow, physically, mentally, and emotionally. He was expected to then go off and form a family, but ending homosexual relationship was not necessarily a requirement. The army also encouraged homosexual relations, as it stopped men from longing to go home and being with their wife or mistress.
Men worked a lot of times during the day and when they arrived home, were treated like gods. They laid down to rest, were massaged by slaves, hand-fed, and entertained by their wife, children, and slaves. A man was the head of the household in Ancient Greece and so therefore had the most power, meaning he could do what he liked and was respected above all else.