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of the body and needs as much attention" (Quintilian 1.1.1-24). The role of the orator's nurse is greatly emphasized as "it is she that the boy will hear first, [and] it is her words that he will imitate" (Laing, 519). Parents play an equally important role, their education being a determining factor in the orator's progress. Thirdly, the paedagogus, (the slave who attends the young orator) "must be well educated and ready at all times to correct errors in grammar" (Laing, 520). Finally, Quintilian stresses that the orator should be educated

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