Question

Were the majority of the romans literate?if so,give evidence

Answer 1

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In conclusion: Probably less than 20% were literate at a level that we would today recognize as 'literate', however, a much larger percentage of the population was able to produce and read or write texts at lower levels of competency (like Brian from Judaea).

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Answer 2

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Literacy rates in the Greco-Roman world were seldom more than 20 percent; averaging perhaps not much above 10 percent in the Roman empire, though with wide regional variations, probably never rising above 5 percent in the western provinces.