The Major Declamations, Volume III, Hardback/Quintilian

The Major Declamations, attributed to Quintilian in antiquity, exemplify the final stage of Greco-Roman rhetorical training, in which students delivered speeches for the prosecution and defense at imaginary trials. A wide variety of fascinating ethical, social, and legal details animate the fictional world conjured up by these oratorical exercises. Publisher: Harvard University Press Author(s): Quintilian Translator: Michael Winterbottom Number of pages: 400 Collection: Loeb Classical Library Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 115 x 170 x 28 Cover type: Hardback Editor(s): Antonio Stramaglia