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 06/04/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Hermippus [1] | Ἕρμιππος Identity: Perseus | BNP | FGrHist IV Place of Origin: Smyrna Date: 3rd c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: The Smyrnean origin of Hermippus, who is principally known for his biographical writings1, is attested by Athenaeus2 7, 327b. A quite secure date comes from his nickname Καλλιμάχειος, “student of Callimachus3”, whi…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Stefano Vecchiato and published on 01/10/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Chrysippus [2] | Χρύσιππος Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: 2nd–1st c. BCE? ↓ To Source List Biography: The existence of a grammarian named Chrysippus who commented on Pindar1 as a person distinct from the more famous Stoic philosopher Chrysippus of Soli2 was first posited by Adolf Körte in early 1900. Contrary to the…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Claudio Meliadò and published on 04/04/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Socrates [1] | Σωκράτης Identity: Pauly-Wissowa Place of Origin: Cos Date: before 1st c. BCE? ↓ To Source List Biography: Socrates is a grammarian1 of unknown date who has been wrongly identified by Gudeman (1927) as Socrates of Argos2. A chronological detail that could be relevant is Demetrius of Magnesia3, a grammarian of the 1st c. BCE, whose work Περὶ …

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Lara Pagani and first published on 24/06/2013. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Dionysius [7] | Διονύσιος Place of Origin: ? Date: ? ↓ To Source List Biography: This Dionysius is known from only a single citation in Diogenes Laertius1 (9, 15), who mentions him among those who “have interpreted” the treatise of Heraclitus of Ephesus2. The other commentators on Heraclitus who are named together with this Dionysius are …

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Claudio Meliadò è stata pubblicata il 04/04/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Socrates [2] | Σωκράτης Identità: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | BNJ Luogo di provenienza: Argo Data: ante 1° sec. a.C.? ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Grammatico argivo vissuto secondo Halliday 1928, p. 116, e Griffiths 1970 nel 2° sec. d.C., secondo Gudeman 1927 nel 3°. Elemento cronologico di una certa rilevanza potrebbe essere Demetrio di Magnesia (=> Demetrius [3]), grammatico del 1° sec. a.C., il cui scritto Περὶ…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Marco Comunetti and published on 07/11/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Aristoteles [3] | Ἀριστοτέλης [3] Identity: Pauly-Wissowa Place of Origin: ? Date: ante 3rd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: The existence of an Aristotle who studied the Iliad is documented by Diogenes Laertius1 (5, 35), who mentions him third in a list of eight men named Aristotle. Cohn (1895) seems to suggest the possibility that…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Lara Pagani and first published on 21/08/2006. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Zenodotus [4] | Ζηνόδοτος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: Mallos Date: 2nd-1st c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: Zenodotus is a grammarian of unknown date, but he may perhaps belong to the Hellenistic Age (so K. Nickau, Zenodotos [n. 4], RE 10 A [1972], 45-47; H. Gärtner, Zenodotos [n. 3], Der Kleine Pauly. Lexikon der Antike, auf der Grundlage von Pau…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Valeria Novembri è stata pubblicata il 07/11/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Persaeus | Περσαῖος Luogo di provenienza: Citio Data: 305 ca.-? a.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Filosofo stoico, discepolo di Zenone (=> Zenon [1]) e, come lui, originario di Cizio. La maggior parte delle notizie sul suo conto derivano dalla Historia stoicorum di Filodemo (PHerc. 1018) e da alcuni passi della sezione dedicata a Zenone nelle Vite dei filosofi di Diogene Laerzio. Quest’ultimo (7, 6)…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Claudio Meliadò è stata pubblicata il 01/11/2018. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Callimachus [1] | Καλλίμαχος Identità: Perseus | Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | FGrHist IV Luogo di provenienza: Cirene Data: 303 ca. – 240 ca. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Poeta e grammatico, nacque intorno al 303 a.C. e visse all’incirca fino al 240 (cfr. la menzione della guerra Laodicea del 246/245 nel fr. 110 Harder). La sua carriera si svolse per lo più ad Alessandria alla …

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Claudio Meliadò è stata pubblicata il 04/04/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Theodorus [5] | Θεόδωρος Luogo di provenienza: ? Data: ? ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Questo grammatico è menzionato, come quinto di una serie di venti omonimi, da Diogene Laerzio (2, 104), che ne fornisce l’unica attestazione sicura e gli ascrive un’opera intitolata Περὶ νομοποιῶν, ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ Τερπάνδρου. Il senso di tale espressione è stato chiaramente travisato da esegeti come Ambrosi…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Claudio Meliadò and published on 04/04/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Socrates [2] | Σωκράτης Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | BNJ Place of Origin: Argos Date: before 1st c. BCE? ↓ To Source List Biography: Socrates was an Argive grammarian1 who lived, according to Halliday (1928, p. 116) and Griffiths (1970), in the 2nd c. CE, but according to Gudeman (1927) in the 3rd c. CE. A relevant chronological detail could be Demetrius …

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Valeria Bacigalupo and published on 02/04/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Pisistratus [1] | Πεισίστρατος Place of Origin: Ephesus Date: ? ↓ To Source List Biography: Little is known of the activity of the grammarian Pisistratus, for he is only mentioned twice in the tradition: once – and this is the more problematic occurrence – in a passage of Diogenes Laertius1 (2, 60), who records a judgement of his on the authorsh…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Paola Ascheri and published on 01/10/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Demetrius [3] | Δημήτριος Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | BNJ Place of Origin: Magnesia (?) Date: mid-1st c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: A scholar from one of the cities named Magnesia that has not yet been definitively identified (Magnesia-at-Sipylus? Magnesia on the Meander? Magnesia in Thessaly?), Demetrius can be dated with certainty to the mid-1s…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Mario Regali and published on 02/04/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Heraclides [5] Lembus | Ἡρακλείδης Λέμβος Identity: Perseus | Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | FGrHist IV Place of Origin: Callatis/Alexandria/Oxyrhynchus? Date: 2nd c. BCE. ↓ To Source List Biography: The biography of Heraclides Lembus is shadowy in many respects because of the contradictory nature of the information provided by Diogenes Laertius1 (5, 94) and t…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Paola Ascheri and first published on 05/06/2009. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Demetrius [9] | Δημἁτριος Place of Origin: Erythrae Date: ante 2nd-3rd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Information about Demetrius is very scarce. Diogenes Laertius1 (late 2nd-early 3rd c. CE) mentions him twelfth in his list of important men bearing the name Demetrius, so this constitutes a terminus ante quem for his dating. From Diogenes (5, 84) w…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Marco Ercoles è stata pubblicata il 04/04/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Nessas | Νεσσᾶς Luogo di provenienza: Chio Data: 4° sec. a.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Nativo di Chio, Nessa fu allievo di Democrito e maestro di Metrodoro di Chio. Il nome è attestato anche nella variante Νέσσος (Porph. ad Il. 9, 378, Sch. vet. Hes. Op. 77c Pertusi), ma la forma Νεσσᾶς, impiegata da Diogene Laerzio (9, 58) e Eusebio ( PE 14, 17, 10), appare preferibile: Diels notava la sospetta coinci…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Michele Corradi and published on 07/11/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Chamaeleon | Χαμαιλέων Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP Place of Origin: Heraclea Date: 4th/3rd c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: A native of Heraclea of Pontus, Chamaeleon was, according to Tatian1 ( Or. 31), a student of the Peripatos. We should identify with this figure the Chamaeleon who, as is reported by Photius2 in an extract from the historian Memnon…