Quintilian, born in Spain about 35 CE, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In "The Orator s Education" ("Institutio Oratoria"), a comprehensive training program in twelve books, he draws on his own rich experience. It provides no
Quintilian, born in Spain about 35 CE, became a renowned and successful teacher of rhetoric in Rome. In "The Orator s Education" ("Institutio Oratoria"), a comprehensive training program in twelve books, he draws on his own rich experience. It provides not only insights on oratory, but also a picture of Roman education and social attitudes.
