"This Companion contains strong contributions.... Andrew Erskine's excellent chapter on the practical side of Hellenistic rhetoric; and Teresa Moragn manages a broad coverage of rhetoric and education." (Greece & Rome, 2008)

"Exploring rhetoric from a variety of sociohistorical and thematic contexts from the Homeric to the Byzantine period, this companion sets a standard that should serve the discipline for some years to come." (Choice)

“The editor…has provided us with a fresh overview of important areas…in chapters that bristle with information and insight. The volume has been well edited.” (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

"A well planned and constructed volume is presented in an equally well-constructed series [Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World]." (Reference Reviews)