Assertion: cicero's oratory | /r/HasProperty | important tool
Facets:
value: for disseminating knowledge
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Oratory was considered a great art in ancient Rome and an important tool for disseminating knowledge and promoting oneself in elections, in part because there were no regular newspapers or mass media.
text: Oratory was important because there was only one "newspaper" in Rome, created in 130 BC, Acta Diurna (Daily Resolutions), which was published by the Senate and of limited circulation.
text: Oratory was considered a great art in ancient Rome and an important tool for disseminating knowledge and promoting oneself in elections.