Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and first published on 29/06/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Eutecnius | Εὐτέκνιος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: 3rd/5th c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Eutecnius is known as the author of a prose paraphrase of Nicander of Colophon’s1 Ἀλεξιφάρμακα2 and Θηριακὰ3 that is contained in the codex Vindob. med. gr. 14, the famous witness of Dioscurides5 dated to ca. 512 CE. The paraphrases are …