Ancient Literacy

by William V. Harris

Book Overview

How many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans?

No one has previously tried to give a systematic answer to this question. Most historians who have considered the problem at all have given optimistic assessments, since they have been impressed by large bodies of ancient written material such as the graffiti at Pompeii. They have also been influenced by a tendency to idealize the Greek and Roman world and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674033817
• ISBN13: 9780674033818
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"