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 ROMAN EDUCATION
DISCUSSANT: ALEJAGA, MAE-ANN F.

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 ANCIENT ROMAN CIVILIZATION

• The romans emphasis on political organization was

a hallmark of their civilization, as was their system of
law.
• The Roman Empire was also known for a well-
developed system of communications, the growth
of trade and industry and Latin is universal
language.
• Has a system of religion (Gods and Godesses)
• Romans focuses on the practicality of life.

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 ROMAN
EDUCATION

Early Later
Roman Roman
Education Education

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 EARLY ROMAN EDUCATION
AIMS, TYPES, CONTENT, AGENCIES, ETC.

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 A. AIMS OF EDUCATION

1. UTILITARIAN
-Education was for practical purposes.
2. MORAL
-To produce good citizens
3. MILITARY
-to train men to be good soldiers and conquerors
in war.
4. CIVIC AND POLITICAL
-to train me to be participate and wise in politics.
5. RELIGIOUS
-to train men to have for the goods.

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4. RELIGIOUS TRAINING
Children were trained in religious ceremonies.

5. VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Training for a livelihood was very important to
the Romans.

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 B. TYPES OF EDUCATION

1. PHYSICAL AND MILITARY TRAINING

This was a necessity for the training of good
soldiers who would be conquerors in war.

2. CIVIC TRAINING
To make men know their rights and obligations
to the state.

3. MORAL TRAINING
This was for the development of moral virtues.

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 C. CONTENT TO BE STUDIED

1. Ballads and songs praising traits esteemed by the

Romans
2. The Laws of the Twelve Tables. The youth
memorized these laws which defined private ad
public relationships and human and property
rights.
3. Religious ceremonies and usages. All activities
were under auspices of gods.

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 4. Physical and military exercises
5. Domestic chores taught by mothers to their
daughters.
6. Vocations.

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 D. AGENCIES OF EDUCATION

1. Home
2. Shop and Farm
3. Military camp
4. Forum
5. Private Schools

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E. ORGANIZATION OF GRADE LEVELS

1. Early training for young children was in the home.

2. Boys went to the shops or farms with their father.
3. Boys also went to the forum to learn about public
affairs.
4. The boy became a citizen at the age of 16.
5. He then entered military camp.

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 G. FINANCING

• The learners will only have a fee to pay when they

entered a private schools put by Greeks.

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 LATE ROMAN EDUCATION
AIMS, TYPES, CONTENT, AGENCIES, ETC.

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 A. AIMS OF EDUCATION

1. ORATORICAL
Roman education aims for the improvement
especially in public speaking, perfection on it and
debate.
2. CIVIC
The ideal aim of Roman school system is to train
students for public service.
(Cicero, Tacitus and Quintilian)

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 MARCUS
TULLIUS
CICERO
 English byname Tully
 born
106 BCE, Arpinum,
Latium
 died December 7,
43 BCE, Formiae,
Latium
 Roman statesman,
lawyer, scholar, and
writer
 His writings include
books of rhetoric,
orations, philosophical
and political treatises,
and letters.

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 PUBLIUS CORNELIUS
TACITUS, OR
GAIUS CORNELIUS
TACITUS

 born AD 56
 died c. 120
 was born perhaps in
northern Italy
 Roman orator and
public official,
probably the
greatest historian
and one of the
greatest prose stylists

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 MARCUS
FABIUS
QUINTILIANUS
 born AD 35, Calagurr
is Nassica, Hispania
Tarraconensis
 died after 96, Rome
 Latin teacher and
writer
 Work
on rhetoric, Institutio
oratoria, is a major
contribution to
educational theory
and literary criticism

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 B. TYPES OF EDUCATION

1. Speech Training
2. Civic Training
3. Literacy Training
4. Vocational Education

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 C. CONTENTS TO BE STUDIED

1. In elementary education, learners focuses on

reading, writing and calculations.
2. In secondary education, grammar is being
focused on.
3. In higher schools, rhetoric is the main focus.
4. In the university, applied science and professions
were in the curriculum.

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 D. AGENCIES OF EDUCATION

1. School of litterator (teacher of letter)

2. School of grammaticus (teacher of grammar)
3. School of rhetor (teacher of rhetoric)
4. Athenaeum

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E. ORGANIZATION OF GRADE LEVELS

1. At age 7-10 (litterator)

2. At age 10-16 (grammaticus)
3. At 16 or older(rhetor)
4. Athenaeum for a professional course.

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 F. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

1. Memorization
2. Drill and writing exercises
3. Public speaking practices

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 G. FINANCING

o Private schools are supported by the fees of the

students.
o Quintilian- “public school system”
o Vespasian (First Emperor)- “salaries of the
rhetoricians”
o Emperor Trajan- “scholarships”
o Antonius Pius- “exempted teachers for paying taxes
and military services”
o Marcus Aurelius- “salary scale”
o Hadrian-”pensions”

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 H. CONTRIBUTION

o Methods of organization, management and

administration in education.
o Organized body of civil law
o “The ideally educated man is an orator who utilizes
his learning for public service” (Famous roman
educational writers)
o Educational Principles (Quintilian)

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 SHORT ASSESSMENT

Answer the following:

1) What is the main focus of the Early Roman
Education? Enumerate at least 2 supporting ideas
coming from the discussion.
2) What is the main focus of the Late Roman
Education? Enumerate at least 2 supporting ideas
coming from the discussion.
3) Give 1 (one) Famous Roman Writer.
4) How does Roman Education contributed in the
system of education?

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 GRATIAS TIBI~!

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