Sit ergo nobis orator quem constituimus is qui a M. Catone … - Quintilian

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Sit ergo nobis orator quem constituimus is qui a M. Catone finitur vir bonus dicendi peritus, verum, id quod et ille posuit prius et ipsa natura potius ac maius est, utique vir bonus.

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Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (c. 35 – c. 100), was a Roman rhetorician. His De Institutione Oratoria was widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing.

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Native Name: Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

Alternative Names: Marcus Fabius Quintilian

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