The Universities of Ancient Greece

The Universities of Ancient Greece (1912) examines Greek education in the Classical world, from the pre-Alexandrian times to the last three centuries B.C. 'Universities' are defined as congregations of professors and students, as well as the organized bodies at places such as Alexandria, Constantinople, at Athens and Antioch.

John W.H. Walden

1. Introduction 2. Education at Athens in the Fifth and Fourth Centuries B.C. 3. The Macedonian Period 4. Education and the State 5. Establishment of University Education in Grecian Lands 6. History of University Education from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine 7. The Decline of University Education: the Conflict with Christianity 8. The Professors: Their Appointment and Number 9. The Professors: Their Pay and Position in Society 10. What the Sophists Taught and How They Taught It 11. Public Displays 12. Schoolhouses, Holidays, Etc; the School of Antioch 13. The Boyhood of a Sophist 14. Student Days 15. After College 16. Conclusion