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Most boys in rich families went to school from around the age of seven. They had a slave called a pedagogue whose job was to take them to school, sit with them in lessons and make sure they BeHaVeD. When they came home from school the pedagogue helped them with their homework.
Aside from the fact that having a slave is EXTrEmElY BaD, how annoying would it be to have someone constantly hanging around when you’re trying to have fun with your pals?
Although the homework thing could come in handy . . .
Hurry up, you´ve got to do my Greek homework next.
FANCY THAT!
Greek mathematics thinker and teacher: the theories he came up with are still taught today. But he also believed that beans had souls, so he told his students never to eat them! Next time you chomp a plate of beans, listen out in case they squeal . . .
Pythagoras was a great ancient
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