In Athens, "the task of primary education is to lay a good foundation for children to participate in civic activities and serve the country in the future." After the age of 7, boys study in private grammar schools and music schools for 5-6 years. The former enables children to learn the knowledge and skills of reading, writing and calculation, while the latter enables them to master the skills of music, singing and recitation. /kloc-after the age of 0/3, children in Athens continue to learn theoretical knowledge in grammar schools and music schools, and at the same time receive strict physical training in gymnastics schools to help them have a strong body and form a good personality.

15- 16 years old, most people began to look for jobs in the society, and a few rich and powerful aristocratic children entered the national gymnasium to receive comprehensive physical education, intellectual education and aesthetic education for about two years.

In Athens, young people aged 18-20 belong to the preparatory stage of citizenship, and they can receive systematic military education in the youth military training group organized by the state. By the age of 20, after a certain ceremony, they were officially awarded the title of citizens of Athens.

As can be seen from the above introduction, the education in Athens has the following characteristics: (1) distinct class nature. In Athens, education was the privilege of nobles and civilians, and slaves were not qualified for education at all.

(2) Attach importance to the role of cultural knowledge in the process of students' growth, and emphasize that education should cultivate Athenians with comprehensive and harmonious development of physical strength, intelligence, aesthetic feeling and moral character.

(3) There are two kinds of schools in Athens: public schools and private schools.

(4) Athens seriously neglected women's education.

Because the rulers of Athens attached great importance to education, the role of cultural knowledge in students' growth and the harmonious development of students' body and mind, they trained groups of high-quality talents with various abilities, which effectively promoted the development of Athens' industry and commerce and promoted the democratization process of the country. Education in Athens is an important part of the world's educational heritage, which has a great influence on the education of later generations (especially the education in ancient Rome and the education in Renaissance Western Europe). The education system in ancient Rome

The development and evolution of the education system in ancient Rome is closely related to the reform of the political and economic system in that country. According to the characteristics of social development and change in ancient Rome, the development and evolution of its education system can be divided into three relatively independent and closely related stages: pre-Greek education, Republican education and imperial education.