CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Quintilian, Via Salaria, 6 Years
15 Apr 2017
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Artifact: altar of q. sulpicius maximus: a. d. 94-100. Pictured in idealized manner of older man (though inscribed as being 11 years at age of death)- conveys aspirations that parents had for him- his parents believed that had he lived, he would have become respectable adult. Academic achievements are at forefront of this commemoration- holds scroll in left hand- arm extended before his chest (which is a common gesture by roman orators)- emulate gestures used by roman politicians. Inscription reveals that maximus competed in poetry competition & received an honorary mention. Inscription reveals that he also died of excessive work. The formal education process (pedagogue, litterator, grammaticus, & rhetor) 4-7 (cid:18853)and when the child was old enough to learn, cato himself took charge and taught him to read & write, even though he owned an accomplished slave, named. Chilon, who was a teacher & who instructed many boys.
