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Education in Ancient Rome Posted by on Jan 25, 2012

Roman abacur or "calculator"

OLD PERIOD (until the second century BC): At this time in the history of Ancient Rome, the education of children was limited to the preparation that their father could give. It was an education of farmers, based fundamentally on respect for the customs of the ancestors (mos maiorum). From early childhood they were taught that…

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