Education
There were very few schools in the Roman Empire and those were only available to the rich. The poorer boys were taught by their fathers and started education at the age of seven. The poorer education was mostly practical education, but the rich had topics such as philosophy, geometry, mathematics, Latin, Greek, history, athletics and geography. This wider education meant the rich would have more influential and powerful jobs.
Students used tools for writing and learning such as abacus' (used for counting) and waxed tablets (shown on the left) which were scratched on and then rubbed off because papyrus (ancient paper) was too expensive and precious to be used for students. The coming of age when boys were 15 was when their education was expanded and they were shown more of the ways of the world.
Students used tools for writing and learning such as abacus' (used for counting) and waxed tablets (shown on the left) which were scratched on and then rubbed off because papyrus (ancient paper) was too expensive and precious to be used for students. The coming of age when boys were 15 was when their education was expanded and they were shown more of the ways of the world.