Theodorus of Gadara
Theodorus of Gadara was a Greek rhetorician of the 1st century BC from Gadara who founded a rhetorical school in his native city. According to the Suda, he taught future Roman emperor Tiberius the art of rhetoric. Suetonius wrote of Tiberius that:
Theodorus was one of the two most famous rhetoric teachers of his time, the other being Apollodorus of Pergamon. Students of Apollodorus were commonly referred to as Apollodoreans, while students of Theodorus were known as Theodoreans.
He participated in sophistic contests with Potamo of Mytilene and Antipater in Rome. The Suda claims that he had a son, Antonius, who became a senator under Emperor Hadrian.
Works
According to the Suda, Theodorus wrote the following books, among others:- On Questions in Pronunciation
- On History
- On Thesis
- On the Similarity of Dialects and its Demonstration
- On the Constitution
- On Coele Syria
- ''On the Capacity of the Orator''