The Admirable Protogenes and his Christian School

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Rajčević, U. (2014). The Admirable Protogenes and his Christian School, (43), 119-136. Retrieved from http://emu.f.bg.ac.rs/lucidaintervalla/issues/43%282014%29.pdf
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Title

The Admirable Protogenes and his Christian School

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Author

Uroš, Rajčević

Journal

Lucida intervalla

Volume
Issue

43

Start page

119

End page

136

ISSN

1450-6645

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DOI
URL

http://emu.f.bg.ac.rs/lucidaintervalla/issues/43%282014%29.pdf

Date

2014

Abstract

The article examines in detail the school opened in Antinoopolis by Protogenes of Edessa, as reported by Theodoret of Cyrrhus (HE 4.18.8–9). The school’s programme and Christianized syllabus are compared with two systems of education: the relatively new (Christian) Syrian and the established Graeco-Roman. After the school is placed in the latter system, its exact place within it and its nature are considered, in particular regarding the teaching of stenography. Lastly, the article examines why Theodoret’s focus is on Protogenes as a proselytizer rather than an innovative teacher, the value and standing of high literary culture in later Roman society, and the role schools and education played in forming and maintaining this culture.

Keywords

ancient education, Christian education in antiquity, grammatodidaskaleia, late antique schools, Protogenes of Edessa, Theodoret of Cyrrhus