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Roman School
The Roman word for school is also the word for play or game, but that doesn't mean those youths and adults who attended a ludus didn't have to work hard. Some even fought for their lives -- those in the schools for gladiators. Home education was common. From the early days, the Romans valued instruction in the laws and gravitas.
In 'To Be a Roman,' authors Margaret A. Brucia and Gregory N. Daugherty present the following very basic information about the ancient Roman education.
Ancient Sources on Roman Education
A list of ancient sources on the topic of Roman education.
Quintilian - Marcus Fabius Quintilianus
Quintilian is one of a limited ancient sources on education and of particular value since he was a public educator.
De Oratore
Cicero's De Oratore is one of two main Latin sources on Roman education. Here is an online English translation, by E.W. Sutton.
Quintilian's 'Institutio Oratoria'
Quintilian's Institutio Oratoria is one of two main sources we have on Roman education. Here is an online English translation of it, by W. Guthrie.