Roman Education - OCR Classical Civilisation

What materials did pupils use to practice writing at the litterator stage?

What social status did many Roman teachers typically have?

According to Cicero, what aspect was important when delivering a speech?

Who might wealthy families appoint to help with a boy’s education?

What modern profession is rhetor training compared to?

What was the purpose of wax tablets?

What was the main focus of study with the grammaticus?

What can this fresco (painting) teach us about how behaviour enforced in Roman schools?

What skill did the rhetor mainly teach?

What subject did the litterator mainly teach?

What complaint did the satirist Martial make about teachers?

Would a Roman boy have enjoyed his education?

At what age did Roman children begin lessons with the litterator?

Why is it difficult to assess the progress pupils made in Roman schools?

What kind of topics might pupils debate in rhetor lessons?

At what age would the privileged few move on to study with the rhetor?

At what age would a pupil typically move on to the grammaticus?

From which social group were many teachers drawn?

Besides literature, what other subject was studied with the grammaticus?

Which author was studied with the grammaticus?

Where would lessons often take place?

What was a common characteristic of Roman teachers?

Why might a private tutor be preferred in wealthy families?

Why was Greek taught at the grammaticus stage?

How were these other subjects related to literature study?