This volume provides an authoritative survey of Greek and Roman education above the primary school level from the fourth century B.C onwards. Special attention is given to the teaching of philosophy, and there are also chapters on the liberal arts, in particular grammar and rhetoric, and on professional education. School organization, teaching methods and the impact of Christianity and the Church as an educational institution are all discussed. The picture that emerges is one of an established educational system which continued for centuries with little change and survived even the challenge of Christianity.
Author(s): M.L. Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 202
Front Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Title Page......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 13
1 Introduction......Page 15
Grammar......Page 23
Rhetoric......Page 37
Mathematics and music......Page 51
The schools of Athens......Page 60
Philosophy in the Graeco-Roman world......Page 73
The schools of the Empire......Page 85
The neo-Platonist schools......Page 96
4 Professional education......Page 104
5 Christianity and higher education......Page 112
The Byzantine Empire......Page 121
The Middle Ages in the West......Page 128
Notes......Page 139
Index......Page 168
