Rhetoric expanded from ancient Athens to the Roman empire. Many people may look at the progression of rhetoric through Quintilian and assess that rhetoric was limited by the roman empire. This is due to the fact that during Quintilian’s time he would have been executed for use of political rhetoric. However, during Quintilian’s time the elegance of rhetoric was improved greatly. This focused a lot on the audience, the grace of the speakers words, and how the speaker presented his or herself when  addressing an audience. One figure who is not considered is Augustine. Augustine is thought to have saved rhetoric through using it in his sermons. Augustine studied rhetoric extensively, reading the texts of Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero first hand. He deduces from his extensive studies of rhetorical tradition that he can gain and improve servants of god by using rhetoric in his sermons to persuade and convince the many to see the church in his eyes. Rhetorical traditions expanded from Ancient Greece to the Roman Empire through furthering the use of elegance and better the sermons preached in religious institutions throughput the region.