In the western provinces of the Roman Empire, including parts of modern Spain, there was no compulsory state education for children. Scholars debate the availability of schools, as geographic remoteness may hinder access to qualified teachers. The Roman education system was characterized by a striking uniformity across the empire, utilizing the same teaching methods and texts. Educators like the magister and grammaticus provided instruction on fundamental subjects but often operated independently, without government support, making teaching a low-income, humble profession.
The homogeneity in the style & content of education in the whole of the Roman Empire was striking; the same methods were used, and the same texts were worked on everywhere.
Teaching was seen as a humble position; the average teacher was a man of lower social status who worked independently and had to maintain himself in a schooling system without any support from the Roman government.
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