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Education in the Roman Period

• Tradition of state education declines with withdrawal of state subsidies by end 6th century also anti-Pagan persecution and burning of books cannot have helped. By end 6th century tradition of higher education survives only in Constantinople, Alexandri ad Berytus.

• Justinian heavy burden weakening of education collapse cities collapse education. Now only basic primary education only really Constantinople had any educational heritage. 726 - the extinction of schools - scarcity of teachers eve in the capital post Herclius

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