The boys of rich families went to school from age seven to eleven. They were taught reading, writing, and numbers. Boys from poor families started work as young as five.
Explanation:
There were two types of schools in Ancient Rome. The first type of school was for younger children aged up to 11 or 12 where they learned to read and write and to do basic mathematics. The teacher would always be male, and was in charge of teaching boys of ages about 7 to 11 or 12. Boys younger than 7 didn't attend school.
