The Amazigh school since the seventh century BC...
Perhaps no one has ever asked himself where did Plato, Socrates, Epicurus, and all the Greek philosophers whose lives we study? Where did Herodotus the historian study? ..And who taught them wisdom, philosophy or science?
Amazigh teachers and Amazigh schools, yes..
History tells us that the Greek philosopher Plato was a student of the Amazigh mathematician Theodore of Cyrene.
The Greek philosopher Plato himself mentioned in the dialogue (Theaetetus) that he visited Libya in order to meet the philosopher and mathematician Theodore of Cyrene.
Education was in North Africa, and in Cyrene in particular, as it was a distinguished cultural and scientific center to which students came from all over the ancient world, not only from North Africa, but also from Greece and Alexandria, and the best philosophers and scholars were there, until two of the most important philosophical schools appeared in the fourth century BC. .
The first school: It is called the Cyrenean philosophical school, and it was founded by the Cyrenean philosopher Aristophus (Aristippus) 435-356 BC...
The second school: It is the scientific school of Cyrene, which represents an ancient Amazigh intellectual trend concerned primarily with logic and mathematics. Among its most important pioneers are Aristothenes of Cyrene (Erathostenes) and Theodorus, who rose to Cyrene in 456 BC and was a professor of mathematics to Plato...
We may also infer the interest of the ancient Amazighs in rationality from the Amazigh philosopher Manilius, who is considered one of the greatest defenders of rationalism and is considered one of the first pioneers in this trend. Among his sayings are: “Do not despise your mental powers on the pretext that they are imprisoned by a thin body, for they are a huge force because the mind can solve all problems.”
In fact, primary schools and the gradual teaching system arose in North Africa as far back as the seventh century BC, a century before Rome knew it. This education is carried out by specialist teachers and professors, and teaching and teaching cities take 5 years for students, including females, during which children learn to read, write, and arithmetic. The last year they are tested in these subjects, and those who succeed move on to secondary education, which takes 7 years.
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Mustafa Kamal Abdel Amim: Studies in the Ancient History of Libya, National Press