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Schools of Gaul in the last century of the Western Empire

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The study examines education in late Roman Gaul during its transition from pagan public schooling to Christian instruction, showing how Roman rhetorical and legal frameworks kept Latin uniform even as social change, ethnic mixing, and the decline of Greek reshaped curricula. It surveys methods of teaching language and history, the clergy's shift to simpler idiom to reach vernacular audiences, and the transmission of Roman pedagogy into medieval institutions. The work also considers the effects of political disorder on schools and revisits contemporary sources to correct misconceptions and illuminate the period's educational dynamics.

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Title: Schools of Gaul in the last century of the Western Empire

A study of pagan and Christian education in the last century of the Western empire

Author: T. J. Haarhoff

Release date: July 8, 2023 [eBook #71150]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1920

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SCHOOLS OF GAUL
IN THE LAST CENTURY OF
THE WESTERN EMPIRE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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