Table of Contents

* Abbreviations Part One: Introduction * Levels of Greek and Roman Literacy * The Functions of Literacy in the Graeco-Roman World Part Two: The Literacy and Illiteracy of the Greeks * The Spread of Literacy in Archaic Times * The Classical Growth of Literacy and Its Limits * The Hellenistic State and Elementary Education Part Three: Literacy and Illiteracy in the Roman World * Archaic Italy and the Middle Republic * The Late Republic and the High Empire, 100 B.C.-250 A.D. * Literacy in Late Antiquity * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index

About the Author

William V. Harris is Shepherd Professor of History at Columbia University and Director of the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean.