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This volume examines the development, structure and role of education from the third century B.C to the time of Trajan, a period which saw great changes in Roman society. When originally published it was the first complete review of the subject for half a century and was based on a new collection and analysis of ancient source material. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides historical background, showing the effects upon the educational system of Rome’s transition from a predominantly agricultural community to a great metropolis; it traces the development of primary, grammar and rhetoric schools, and discusses educational standards both in early Rome and under the Empire, when advanced teaching was more widely available, but often adversely affected by weakening social values and diminished parental control. The volume goes on to describe the physical conditions of teaching – accommodation, equipment, discipline, the economic position of teachers and the fee-paying system, and the part played by the State. Finally, he gives a full appraisal of the standard teaching programme, from the elementary study of the three Rs, to the theory and practice of rhetoric, in which the needs of the future advocate were constantly borne in mind.
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EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME From the elder Cato to the younger Pliny Stanley F. Bonner
ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: EDUCATION
ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: EDUCATION
EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME
EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME From the elder Cato to the younger Pliny
STANLEY F. BONNER
Volume 91
Routledge Taylor &. Francis Group LONDON AND NEW YORK
First published in 1977 This edition first published in 2012 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1977 Stanley F. Bonner All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 13: 978-0-415-61517-4 (Set) eISBN 13: 978-0-203-81617-2 (Set) ISBN 13: 978-0-415-68979-3 (Volume 91) eISBN 13: 978-0-203-18132-4 (Volume 91) Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace.
Fig. 1 A Roman boy, with papyrus roll and book box.
EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME From the elder Cato to the younger Pliny
STANLEY F. BONNER
Methuen & Co Ltd
First published in 1977 by Methuen & Co Ltd 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE © 1977 Stanley F. Bonner Photoset in English Times by Red Lion Setters, Holborn, London Printed in Great Britain at the University Printing House, Cambridge ISBN (hardback) 0 416 79710 5 ISBN (paperback) 0 416 85710 8
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