Ancient Literacy
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- PART ONE Introduction -- 1 Levels of Greek and Roman Literacy -- 2 The Functions of Literacy in the Graeco-Roman World -- PART TWO The Literacy and Illiteracy of the Greeks -- 3 The Spread of Literacy in Archaic Times -- 4 The Classical Growth of Literacy and Its Limits -- 5 The Hellenistic State and Elementary Education -- PART THREE Literacy and Illiteracy in the Roman World -- 6 Archaic Italy and the Middle Republic -- 7 The Late Republic and the High Empire, 100 B.C.-250 A.D. -- 8 Literacy in Late Antiquity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index