Ranging from the serious to the ridiculous, declamations were rhetorical exercises for budding and experienced orators looking to sharpen their skills in argumentation, persuasiveness, and reasoning.
I knew about declamations but had never investigated it before. What a wonderful essay you have written! I wish that this practice had survived. It would have made law school a lot more interesting.
Thank you so much for reading! And for your kind note. It would be so fun if someone recreated one of these, maybe reading from Seneca or something! I didn’t even include the most outlandish scenarios, so might have to do a part 2 some time, haha.
Very interesting! I'm a fan of Roman history, and this was quite enlightening. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Violet!!
I knew about declamations but had never investigated it before. What a wonderful essay you have written! I wish that this practice had survived. It would have made law school a lot more interesting.
Thank you so much for reading! And for your kind note. It would be so fun if someone recreated one of these, maybe reading from Seneca or something! I didn’t even include the most outlandish scenarios, so might have to do a part 2 some time, haha.
If you end up writing it I would love to read it. I am sure it would be very interesting.