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Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 20/05/2008. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Orus | Ὦρος Identità: BNP Luogo di provenienza: Alessandria Data: 5° sec. d.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: La Suda, che attinge all’ Onomasticon di Esichio di Mileto, informa che Oros, originario di Alessandria, insegnò a Costantinopoli; non sappiamo se la sua attività didattica fosse legata ad un incarico imperiale (cfr. K. Alpers, Das attizistische Lexikon des Oros. Untersuchung und k…

Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 29/06/2005. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Eutecnius | Εὐτέκνιος Identità: BNP Luogo di provenienza: ? Data: 3°/5° sec. d.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Con il nome di Eutecnius è noto l’autore di una parafrasi in prosa degli Ἀλεξιφάρμακα e dei Θηριακὰ di Nicandro di Colofone, contenuta nel codice Vindob. med. gr. 1, il celebre testimone di Dioscoride, datato intorno al 512 d.C. Le parafrasi, nella stessa maius…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and published on 02/04/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Pamphila | Παμφίλη Identity: Perseus | Pauly-Wissowa | BNP Place of Origin: Epidaurus Date: 1st c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: The essential biographical information about Pamphila is contained in the Suda (π 139) and in cod. 175 of the Library of Photius1 we have information about her historiographical work. She was probably the daughter o…

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 16/12/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Gaianus | Γαϊανός Place of Origin: Arabia Date: first half of the 3rd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: The only information on this scholar comes from the Suda1: Gaianus was a native of Arabia and a student of Apsines of Gadara2; he was active in the time of Maximinus3 and Gordian III4 and worked as a grammarian and rhetorician in Berytus. H…

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 18/10/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Tryphon [2] | Τρύφων Identity: BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: ? ↓ To Source List Biography: The Etymologica1 ( EGen. A, s.v.δάνειον; EGud. 334, 14-17 [Stef.]; EM. 247, 52-248, 1, cf. Zon. p. 4702) credit an author named Tryphon, son of Arpocration, with an explanation of the term δάνειον, according to which the word originally had the meaning of ἀναφα…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and published on 04/04/2019. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Apollonius [10] Idographus | Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ εἰδογράφος Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP Place of Origin: Alexandria Date: 3rd-2nd c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: We find some information about the dating of Apollonius and his city of origin in POxy. 10.1241. A chrestomathy of history1 and mythology2, this document furnishes us with a list of grammaria…

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…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 07/11/2019. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Aretades | Ἀρητάδης Identità: Perseus | BNJ | FGrHist IV Luogo di provenienza: Cnido? Data: 3°-1° sec. a.C.? ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Nessuna notizia biografica del grammatico Aretade ci è nota. La menzione di un Aretade Κνίδιος come autore di opere d’argomento storico-etnografico sulla Macedonia in due passi pseudo-plutarchei (Μακεδονικά; Plut. 19, 308c, 6-12) e sulle isole dell’Egeo (Νησιοτικ…

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 12/12/2006. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Hephaestion | Ἡφαιστίων Identity: Perseus | BNP Place of Origin: Alexandria Date: 2nd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: The biographical information that we have for the metrician1 Hephaestion is quite meager. O. Hense ( Hephaistion [n. 7], RE 8, 1 [1912], p. 295) thought that he was the son of Ptolemy Chennos2 and that his grandfather was th…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and published on 01/10/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Parmeniscus | Παρμενίσκος Identity: Pauly-Wissowa | BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: ca. 2nd-1st c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: Despite the fact that practically nothing is known about the life of Parmeniscus, this grammarian of the Aristarchan1 school (cf. Blau 1883, p. 48) can be dated approximately to between the 2nd and 1st c. BCE. Against Crates (Π…

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 7/02/2007. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Palaephatus | Παλαίφατος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: Parion or Abydus? Date: 4th c. BCE? ↓ To Source List Biography: The Suda1 lexicon lists four people under the name of Palaephatus. After the legendary Athenian epic poet2 who was the author of mythological poems (cf. Sud.π 69), there are three other authors behind whom lies only on…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and published on 01/10/2020. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Porphyrius | Πορφύριος Identity: Perseus | Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | BNJ Place of Origin: Tyre Date: 232/4 CE–ca. 304 CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Born around 232/4 CE at Tyre ( Sud. π 2098. 2099) or Batanea, in modern day Syria, Porphyry was called Malchus at birth – from the Semitic root meaning "king" – in honor of his father; t…

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 22/12/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Herminus | Ἑρμῖνος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: Pergamum? Date: 2nd c. CE (120–180/190 CE?) ↓ To Source List Biography: The information that we have about the life of Herminus, an exegete of Aristotle’s1 works, who is mentioned among the teachers of Alexander of Aphrodisias2, is quite meager. Zeller (E. Zeller, Die Philosophie der Grieche…

Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 02/02/2005. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Archibius [2] | Ἀρχίβιος Luogo di provenienza: Alessandria o Leucade in Acarnania Data: età traianea ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Il lessico Suda, unico testimone dell’esistenza di Archibio, non è altrimenti esplicito sulla sua città di provenienza (Λευκάδιος ἢ Ἀλεξανδρεύς). È verosimile, per quanto non possa essere stabilito con certezza, che si tratti del padre del gramma…

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 16/02/2006. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Pius | Πῖος Identity: BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: ? ↓ To Source List Biography: The dating of Pius remains essentially uncertain; the activity of the grammarian was initially dated shortly before the end of the 2nd c. CE (A. Gudeman, Scholien, RE 2A 1 [1921], 662), a hypothesis shared also by Hiller ( Pius, 1869 , pp. 93ff.); Richter ( Interpr. Gr., 1…

Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 18/10/2005. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Tryphon [2] | Τρύφων Identità: BNP Luogo di provenienza: ? Data: ? ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: A un autore con questo nome, figlio di un Arpocrazione, viene attribuita dagli Etimologici ( EGen. A, s.v. δάνειον; EGud. 334, 14–17 [Stef.]; EM. 247, 52–248, 1, cfr. Zon. p. 470) una spiegazione del termine δάνειον, secondo cui esso avrebbe avuto originariamente il significato di ἀναφαίρετον δῶρον, anz…

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 02/09/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Artemidorus [2] Capito | Ἀρτεμίδωρος ὁ Καπίτων Identity: BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: 2nd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Artemidorus, surnamed Capito, worked as a doctor1 during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian2 and dedicated himself in particular to the textual study of the Hippocratic3 works; he prepared an edition of these that di…

Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 11/05/2005. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Heracleon [1] | Ἡρακλέων Identità: BNP Luogo di provenienza: Tilotis d’Egitto Data: età augustea ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Figlio di Glauco o Glaucone, come apprendiamo da Stefano di Bisanzio ( s.vv. Ἀγυιά, Ἀρέθουσα, Κροκύλειον), ed originario di Tilotis – un villaggio egiziano nei pressi di Heracleopolis –, Eracleone svolse attività di insegnamento a Roma (cfr. Sud. η 455 e Sch. Il. 21, 577;…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 01/10/2020. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Porphyrius | Πορφύριος Identità: Perseus | Pauly-Wissowa | BNP | BNJ Luogo di provenienza: Tiro Data: 232/4 d.C.–304 d.C. ca. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Nato intorno al 232/4 d.C. a Tiro ( Sud. π 2098. 2099) o a Batanea, nell’attuale Siria, Porfirio fu chiamato alla nascita Malco – dalla radice semitica che significa “re” –, in onore del padre; il nome con cui divenne più…

Versione della scheda: La versione italiana di questa scheda di Antonella Ippolito è stata pubblicata il 01/04/2021. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Philippus [2] | Φίλιππος Luogo di provenienza: ? Data: 2° sec. d.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Galeno ( Libr. 19, pp. 16, 10-17, 4 Kühn) riferisce di essere stato testimone, prima del suo trasferimento da Pergamo a Smirne nel 150 d.C., di una conversazione tra due medici, uno di scuola dogmatica, Pelope (LGGA), e l’altro, Filippo, appartenente alla scuola e…