However many other historians and philosophers, such as Epictetus, suggest that the educational system, particularly rhetorical training, was preoccupied with the development of masculine virtue; with male teenagers performing school exercises in public speaking about Roman values.
Porén, moitos outros historiadores e filósofos, como Epicteto suxiren que o sistema educativo, particularmente a formación retórica, estaba preocupada polo desenvolvemento da virtude masculina; cos adolescentes varóns realizando exercicios escolares en público falando sobre os ].