Education in ancient Rome : from the elder Cato to the younger Pliny / Stanley F. Bonner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Stanley F. (Stanley Frederick)

Series:

Routledge Library Editions: Education

Routledge library editions: education ; 91

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Rome.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, gram

Contents:

EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME: From the elder Cato to the younger Pliny; Copyright; EDUCATION IN ANCIENT ROME: From the elder Cato to the younger Pliny; Original Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Part One: The Historical Background; CHAPTER I: Early Roman upbringing; CHAPTER II: Education within the family; (I) Parents and relatives; CHAPTER III: Education within the family (continued); (II) Private tutors from distant lands; CHAPTER IV: Primary schools and 'pedagogues'; CHAPTER V: Schools of Grammar and Literature

CHAPTER VI: The rhetoric schools and their criticsCHAPTER VII: Cicero and the ideal of oratorical education; CHAPTER VIII: The Roman student abroad; CHAPTER IX: Education in a decadent society; Part Two: Conditions of Teaching; CHAPTER X: The problem of accommodation; CHAPTER XI: Equipment organization; discipline; CHAPTER XII: The hazards of a fee-paying system; municipal and State appointments; Part Three: The Standard Teaching Programme; CHAPTER XIII: Primary education: reading, writing and reckoning; CHAPTER XIV: The Grammatical syllabus

(I) The elements of metre and the parts of speechCHAPTER XV: The Grammatical syllabus (continued); (II) Correctness in speech and writing; CHAPTER XVI: Study of the poets; (I) Reading aloud and reciting; CHAPTER XVII: Study of the poets (continued); (II) From reading to commentary; CHAPTER XVIII: Progress into rhetoric: preliminary exercises; CHAPTER XIX: Declamations on historical themes; CHAPTER XX: Learning the art of the advocate; CHAPTER XXI: Declamation as a preparation for the lawcourts; Conclusion: a few lessons from the past; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in 1977 by Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-59113-3

1-280-67647-7

9786613653406

1-136-59114-1

0-203-18132-8

OCLC:

798531587