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Work cited:"The Romans – Education" History on the Net © 2000-2019, Salem Media. June 23, 2019
Quintilian. (19211922). The Institutio oratoria of Quintilian. London : New York :W. Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons,
I did not know that before, Roman Political Organization have their consitiution. So I am curious about the reason of its come out. And does this help in the later establishment of Roman Empire? Besides, what the specific content in this Consititution?
I know from the content reading that Greek culture has a great influence on Rome. But what I did not know before is that the upper class of Roman society has the right to education regardless of gender. What does this happened? Apart from this, What the differences between Roman education system and Greek culture? What is the purpose of letting people learn knowledge?
Trough the punic wars, I learned that the Roman has successed in the wars. But I did not know that before. So for Rome, what benefits can each war bring to them? Also, what is the role of Hannibal in it? Why did such three wars completely defeat Carthage?
I did not konw that before Augustus has made the Pax Romana, so what this represent? And how did Augustus contribute to tis period of time? And does this have bad impact to the Roman Empire?
I didn't know before that Hannibal was a huge threat to Rome in the Punic War. I am curious as to why Hannibal gave up the attack on Rome at a critical juncture. What are the consequences? In addition, is there a general in the Roman Empire that is comparable to Hannibal?
So I chose the second question. I always care about gender equality. And especially in areas where ideas were not very developed at the time. I am very interested in allowing men and women to go to school together. Because women cannot be educated in ancient China, it is virtue that they are non-schooled.
In Rome during the Republican period, the struggle between civilians and nobles was intense and frequent. The aristocratic class not only enjoys economic privileges, but also monopolizes all important political and religious positions. Civilians have a hard life and no political power. Therefore, civilians need some eloquent speakers to help them fight for economic and political power and express their aspirations. In contrast, the nobility is also in desperate need of eloquent children to deal with and suppress the demands of civilians. The ability to speak has become an important tool for people to gain political rights and to win in legal proceedings. The training of the orchestras became an important goal of Roman education, and they set off a wave of learning Greek rhetoric. Grammar, literacy, and rhetoric have become the main content of Roman education.While accepting Hellenistic education, the Romans continue to develop their own culture and adhere to the culture of their own nation. The Romans emphasized eloquence, but they did not ignore the morality of the Greeks. They emphasized the legal constraints on people, the importance of moral education, and the development of civic responsibility and moral quality. In his "The Institutio oratoria", Quintilian clearly stated that a qualified speaker should not only have profound knowledge and superb speech ability, but also should have good virtues, be kind, and understand the right and wrong. Otherwise, it is a criminal, it is a mistake of education. Therefore, although the education of ancient Rome was influenced by Hellenization, it paid attention to the cultivation and development of morality.
