enkyklios education
The secondary education in Byzantium. The students, from 12 years old, were taught grammar, rhetorics and eloquence.
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hiera grammata
(lit. holy writings, i.e. the Scripture) The term denotes the elementery education in Byzantium. Pupils began in the age of six years old and were taught reading from the Scriptures and basic math operations by a private tutor.
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Neoplatonism
A philosophical school that was prevalent from the 3rd to the 6th c. AD. it was founded and elaborated mainly by Plotinus (204/205-269/270). Through Neoplatonism, which reformulated and epitomized many aspects of ancient Greek thought, a form of Platonism survived, with many influences of Orphism and the Pythagorians, in such a way, that classical philosophy appeared to give way to metaphysics. Neoplatonic schools thrived in Alexandria, Pergamos, Syria and Athens. Among the main Neoplatonic philosophers were Proclus in the school of Athens and Olympiodorus and Hypatia in the school of Alexandria.
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quadrivium
The quadrivium comprised the four mathematical subjects (arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy) that were taught as a necessary part of higher education in Byzantium.
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