In this book the influence of Quintilian and the Ciceronian school is strongly marked; there is so much of Ciceronianism in the style that many scholars have been inclined to assign it to some other author, or have even identified it with the lost treatise of Quintilian himself, on the Causes of the Decay of Eloquence.
"Latin Literature"
J. W. Mackail
His Ciceronianism has now completely worn away, but his manner is still as deeply rhetorical as ever.
"Latin Literature"
J. W. Mackail
The cult of Ciceronianism established by Quintilian is the real origin of the collection of Pliny's Letters.
"Latin Literature"
J. W. Mackail