Marcus Cornelius Fronto Book order

Marcus Cornelius Fronto distinguished himself as one of Rome's foremost orators and rhetoricians. His pedagogical aim was to restore the purity and precision of the Latin language, eschewing the artificialities of his contemporaries and advocating for the use of "unexpected and surprising words" discovered through diligent study of pre-Ciceronian authors. He was entrusted with the education of the future emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, thereby shaping the intellectual development of Rome's next generation of leaders. Fronto's enduring literary significance lies in his passionate commitment to linguistic exactitude and rhetorical excellence.