Quintilian
1st century Hispanic-born Roman educator and rhetorician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Quintillion or Quintillians.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Latin: [kᶣiːn.tɪ.li.ˈaː.nʊs];[1] c. 35 – c. 100 AD) was a Roman educator and rhetorician born in Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. In English translation, he is usually referred to as Quintilian (/kwɪnˈtɪliən/), although the alternate spellings of Quintillian and Quinctilian are occasionally seen, the latter in older texts.
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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus | |
Born | c. 35 |
Died | c. 100 |
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Discipline | Rhetoric |
School or tradition | Ciceronianism |
Notable students | Pliny the Younger Tacitus (disputed) |
Notable works | Institutio Oratoria |
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