HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Diocletian
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Roman education, 2nd 5th centuries: urban luxury, governmental program of literacy, for upper classes, form of social mobility, those educated were mostly already upper class, religious vs. secular education, christians vs. pagans . Grammaticus and rhetor: study of grammar, emphasis on literature, innovation or repetition, ars grammatica, donatus (4th c. , the art of rhetoric, study of the argument , prominence of rhetoricians, public figures; political involvement. Julian the apostate"s edict of 362: state funded grammarians and rhetoricians, state enforced salary (diocletian, 302, exempt from taxation & service in municipal councils, all public teachers must be approved by the emperor, attempts to hinder christian educators, banned unless within central capital area.
