 According to an inscription, there is a possibility that Atticus Bradua was sent to Sparta by his father to become an ephebe (citizen-cadet) and if so, it left no long-lasting influence on him.The students and freedmen of Herodes Atticus were clamoring for his attention and benefactions.The students and freedmen of his father were jealous of the family of Herodes Atticus, and because of his learning disability they may have slandered him.