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This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Anna Boatti and first published on 23/10/2002.

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Grammarian:

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Biography:

Ptolemy son of Oroandes is often also called Πτολεμαῖος ὁ Πινδαρίων, and he lived and worked at Alexandria, where he was a student of Aristarchus¹ (he is called μαθητὴς Ἀριστάρχου in Sud.π 3034); this allows us to d…