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, where he taught future Roman emperor Tiberius the art of rhetoric. Suetonius wrote of Tiberius that:
His other well-known pupil was Greek rhetorician Hermagoras of Temnos, who later taught oratory in Rome.
Theodorus was one of the two most famous rhetoric teachers of the 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. His son Antonius became a senator under Emperor Hadrian.Works
According to the Suda, Theodorus wrote the following books, among others:
