Calpurnius Flaccus
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Calpurnius Flaccus, a rhetoric
ian who was living in the reign of Hadrian
, and whose fifty-one declamatio
ns frequently accompany those of Quintilian
. They were first published by Pierre Pithou
in Paris in 1580. Pliny the Younger
writes to Flaccus, who, in some editions, is called Calpurnius Flaccus.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
ian who was living in the reign of Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
, and whose fifty-one declamatio
Declamatio
Declamatio is the established rhetorical device of adopting the persona of an ancient figure to express a particular viewpoint or perspective...
ns frequently accompany those of Quintilian
Quintilian
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was a Roman rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing...
. They were first published by Pierre Pithou
Pierre Pithou
Pierre Pithou was a French lawyer and scholar. He is also known as Petrus Pithoeus.He was born at Troyes. From childhood he loved literature, and his father Pierre encouraged this interest. Young Pithou was called to the Paris bar in 1560...
in Paris in 1580. Pliny the Younger
Pliny the Younger
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, born Gaius Caecilius or Gaius Caecilius Cilo , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome. Pliny's uncle, Pliny the Elder, helped raise and educate him...
writes to Flaccus, who, in some editions, is called Calpurnius Flaccus.