Science Education in the Early Roman Empire

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By Richard Carrier

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Science Education in the Early Roman Empire by Dr Richard Carrier explores the advanced educational institutions of the Roman Empire, including public lectures, libraries, and state-subsidised schools akin to universities. The book offers an in-depth look into what was taught, who could attend, and the prominence of scientific learning within these systems. It also contrasts pagan perspectives on education with those of ancient Jews and Christians, highlighting differences that influenced the transition to the Dark Ages.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in the history of education, Roman history, and the development of science in ancient times. It will appeal to scholars, students, and anyone fascinated by how ancient societies nurtured learning and the cultural shifts shaping early Europe.

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Throughout the Roman Empire, cities held public speeches and lectures, had libraries, and teachers and professors in the sciences and the humanities, some subsidised by the state. There even existed something equivalent to universities, and medical and engineering schools.

What were they like? What did they teach? Who got to attend them? In the first treatment of this subject ever published, Dr Richard Carrier answers all these questions and more in Science Education in the Early Roman Empire, describing the entire education system of the early Roman Empire, with a unique emphasis on the quality and quantity of its science content.

He also compares pagan attitudes toward the Roman system of education with the very different attitudes of ancient Jews and Christians, finding stark contrasts that would set the stage for the coming Dark Ages.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781634310901

Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Pitchstone Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 281g

Pages: 224

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Ancient & Classical History Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Richard Carrier Science & Nature

About the Author

Richard Carrier, PhD, is a philosopher and historian of antiquity, specializing in contemporary philosophy of naturalism and Greco-Roman philosophy, science, and religion, including the origins of Christianity. He is the author of numerous books, including Sense and Goodness without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism and On the Historicity of Jesus. For more about Dr. Carrier and his work see www.richardcarrier.info.

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