(1) the principle of eloquence (12 volume, about 650,000 words in Chinese). This book is not only a summary of his own education and teaching experience for about 20 years, but also a master of education experience in ancient Greece and Rome. Quintilian's educational theory and practice aim at cultivating speakers.
(2) The book "Principles of oratory" is the first monograph systematically discussing teaching methods in ancient western countries. It not only reflects the reality of Roman school education during the 200 years around A.D., but also systematically expounds the educational thought of cultivating orators.
2. Profile of people
Quintilian (about 35- 100) was a famous lawyer and educator in ancient Rome, and was also the first professor of rhetoric appointed by the royal family. He was also the most accomplished educator in Rome in the/kloc-0 century. He was born in Spain, and his father taught eloquence in Rome, which is quite famous. When quintilian was a teenager, he went to Rome with his father to study and receive eloquence education. He has been a lawyer for 10 years. In 70 AD, he was appointed as the director of a national Latin rhetoric school. Because of his attainments in eloquence and outstanding achievements in running a school, he became the first teacher of the lecture when the Roman Empire set up a lecture on eloquence paid by the state in 78 AD. Quentin worked in Latin rhetoric school for about 20 years and retired around 90 AD.
3. Educational thoughts
In the 1st century A.D., quintilian put forward the profound insight that "teaching is for not teaching". He believes that the ultimate goal of teaching is to "guide the students in the class to find problems themselves and use their intelligence." "What other purposes can our teaching have besides keeping students from being taught all the time?" (quintilian on Education, p. 94).