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Among the teachers of rhetoric and public speaking in the Greek city state of Athens, one group of travelling teachers who tutored students in public speaking were called:

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Sophists

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The word Sophists means "wise man" in Greek.

The sophists were a group of travelling intellectuals who charged money for teaching several subjects, including rethoric, ontollogy, philosophy, music, and mathematics. They were particularly common in Athens, a city where culture was flourishing, and where citizens enjoyed a great degree of freedom of speech.

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