Rhetoric: An Etymology
If you are curious about where the word “rhetoric” came from, here is your chance to learn.
Brief history and background of rhetoric
A part of Wikipedia, this page has been compiled by different editors. It gives a history of rhetoric from Ancient Greece until now.
The Ancient City of Athens
This site, hosted by The Stoa: A Consortium for Electronic Publication in the Humanities, will give you a sense of the physical environment in which rhetoric developed.
