In music history, the Roman School was a group of composers of predominantly church music, in Rome, during the 16th and 17th centuries, therefore spanning the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. The term also refers to the music they produced. Many of the composers had a direct connection to the Vatican and the papal chapel, though they worked at several churches; stylistically they are often contrasted with the Venetian School of composers, a concurrent movement which was much more progressive. By far the most famous composer of the Roman School is Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, whose name has been associated for four hundred years with smooth, clear, polyphonic perfection. However, there were other composers working in Rome, and in a variety of styles and forms.

"Roman school" redirects here. For the group of 16th–17th century Roman composers, see Roman School.

Education in ancient Rome influenced the development of educational systems throughout Western civilization. In the span of a few centuries, Rome went from an informal system of education in which knowledge was passed from parents to children, to a specialized, tiered system of schools inspired by Greek educational practices. Rome's rise to the status of world power ensured the perpetuation of its methodology and curriculum throughout the provinces it ruled.

Die Römische Schule war ein Kreis von Komponisten der Renaissance, der von der Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts bis ins 18. Jahrhundert hinein in Rom wirkte. Bekannte Komponisten dieser Schule waren Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis de Victoria und Gregorio Allegri. Der Schwerpunkt lag auf mehrstimmiger Vokalmusik, die in melodischer, harmonischer und rhythmischer Hinsicht ruhig und fließend angelegt war, wodurch sich sagen lässt, dass die römische Schule stilistisch die Niederländische Polyphonie fortführte und weiterentwickelte. Römer sind scheisse ok.......

Det vigtigste pædagogiske middel i romerriget var spanskrøret. Man mente at jo mere man slog, jo mere lærte eleverne. Som en modsætning står: Marcus Fabius Quintilian.