| Description |
600 pages : illustration, map ; 19 cm |
| Series |
A Mentor Book |
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Mentor book.
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| Contents |
The origins of classical education from Homer to Isocrates. Education in Homeric times ; Spartan education ; Pederasty in classical education ; The "old" Athenian education ; The pedagogical revolution of the early sophists ; The masters of the classical tradition : Plato ; The masters of the classical tradition : Isocrates -- Classical education in the Hellenistic age. The civilization of the "paideia" ; The educational institutions of the Hellenistic age ; Physical education ; Artistic education ; The primary school ; Primary education ; Literary studies at secondary school standard ; Science ; Higher education : lesser forms ; Higher education : rhetoric ; Higher education : philosophy ; Conclusion : Classical humanism -- Classical education and Rome. The old Roman education ; Rome adopts Greek education ; The language question : Greek and Latin ; The Roman schools : primary education ; The Roman schools : secondary schools ; The Roman schools : higher education ; The Roman educational achievement ; The Roman state and education ; Christianity and classical education ; Appearance of Christian schools of the mediaeval type ; Epilogue : the end of the school of antiquity |
| Notes |
Translation of: Histoire de l'éducation dans l'antiquité |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Classical education.
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Education -- History.
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Education, Ancient.
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Education, Greek.
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