Description: Quintilian, born in Spain about AD 35, 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.
Brief description: Donald A. Russell, FBA (1920-2020) was Emeritus Professor of Classical Literature, University of Oxford, and Emeritus Fellow of St John's College, Oxford.