Science Education in the Early Roman Empire

By: Richard Carrier

Narrated by: Richard Carrier

Throughout the Roman Empire cities held public speeches and lectures, had libraries, and teachers and professors in the sciences and the humanities, some subsidized 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, 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.

©2016 Richard Carrier (P)2016 Pitchstone Publishing

Enjoyable and educational

Excellent on all counts... Carrier is a wonderful narrator and his book is a treasure trove of information. In addition to being educational and informative it is also very enjoyable.

Interesting read

Great book and narration, easy to follow and well argued. Educational, interesting and not too long

Great, but short.

Can't wait for his next book. This was a very nice introduction to the subject.

Just wish it were longer.

Carrier is awesome and thorough. I just want more! I can hardly wait for the second part.

Interesting

I like the perspectives and arguments presented, and supported, here by the author. I did need to stop the audio to look up some words, the flow of the book was good.