Factors Affecting Rome's Social Class

There are three main factors that affected a persons’ ability to read and write in Rome; Military involvement, Education and bureaucracy all of which predominantly revolve around the persons social class. Each of these factors affected those of a different social class in different ways. “Literacy is conventionally defined as the ability to read and write” (Ralph Haeussler, Literacy, Rome and Provinces, P1) and in Rome each social classes literacy adapted to each citizens individual needs and their role in society. Education was a majorly familial practice and for many men of a lower class the only way to advance was to join the military. Throughout the essay I will show each of these three factors affected a roman citizen’s social class and in turn their literacy levels.
“The old Roman education had been entirely practical, and this trend continued in spite of the more …show more content…
Showing that a persons educated literacy levels in Rome was very much dependent on their social class and to a certain extent also their