Education played a ginormous role in the construction of the Roman Empire. The Romans valued education only for its practical and everyday uses, unlike the Greeks who thought that education was very significant in all of its aspects. Without education, trading, military attack plans, and architecture would not have been possible. The Roman Empire thrived because of its achievements in scholarly efforts in mathematical and technological advancements.
In ancient Rome, a man would usually receive a college level education, unlike women who only needed to learn elementary mathematics and writing skills to run a household. Fathers played a critical role in their son's life by teaching them to read, write, and handle weapons and tools. In the 6th …show more content…
By the age of six or seven, children studied reading, writing, and arithmetic. These were the "three R's" and were taught by a litterator, who was equivalent to a teacher in an elementary school today.5 Children learned how to write by lots and lots of copying because books were costly and rare. The child would then write out sentences and saying that would also improve their character such as "to work is to pray”.6 Students had some chairs, no desks, and wrote on reusable tablets made of wax. Usually, school began before the sun rose, and that meant each individual student brought a lamp that burned fat from pigs. Archeological digs have discovered books and school materials covered in sticky, black soot. For most children, education made its end when they learned about these writings while some continued on to a school of rhetoric, where they learned about history and public speaking. When students were around the age of fourteen, they moved on to the third level which is similar to high school in today's society.7 They learned logic, public speaking, rhetoric, and argumentation. Rhetoric was a discipline that trained men for public speaking and prepared those who desired a spot in a political office. Students reviewed the different aspects of grammar, mathematics, and literature which was both in …show more content…
The ancient Romans were brilliant architects who concerned themselves with the specific details. A lot of their fantastic architecture work still shows today on monuments, sidewalks and temples. With innovations based on mathematics, the Roman Empire became stronger. Several engineers who have built these different structures had to cut through huge chunks of stone, figure out the best method for building and cost of supplies. Moreover, if it was not for education, people could not come up with effective military strategies and even design a city without using mathematics and these are what made the Roman Empire so
In ancient Rome, a man would usually receive a college level education, unlike women who only needed to learn elementary mathematics and writing skills to run a household. Fathers played a critical role in their son's life by teaching them to read, write, and handle weapons and tools. In the 6th …show more content…
By the age of six or seven, children studied reading, writing, and arithmetic. These were the "three R's" and were taught by a litterator, who was equivalent to a teacher in an elementary school today.5 Children learned how to write by lots and lots of copying because books were costly and rare. The child would then write out sentences and saying that would also improve their character such as "to work is to pray”.6 Students had some chairs, no desks, and wrote on reusable tablets made of wax. Usually, school began before the sun rose, and that meant each individual student brought a lamp that burned fat from pigs. Archeological digs have discovered books and school materials covered in sticky, black soot. For most children, education made its end when they learned about these writings while some continued on to a school of rhetoric, where they learned about history and public speaking. When students were around the age of fourteen, they moved on to the third level which is similar to high school in today's society.7 They learned logic, public speaking, rhetoric, and argumentation. Rhetoric was a discipline that trained men for public speaking and prepared those who desired a spot in a political office. Students reviewed the different aspects of grammar, mathematics, and literature which was both in …show more content…
The ancient Romans were brilliant architects who concerned themselves with the specific details. A lot of their fantastic architecture work still shows today on monuments, sidewalks and temples. With innovations based on mathematics, the Roman Empire became stronger. Several engineers who have built these different structures had to cut through huge chunks of stone, figure out the best method for building and cost of supplies. Moreover, if it was not for education, people could not come up with effective military strategies and even design a city without using mathematics and these are what made the Roman Empire so