Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Giuseppe Ucciardello è stata pubblicata il 03/04/2006. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Proteas | Πρωτέας Luogo di provenienza: Zeugma Data: ante 2° sec. d.C. ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Commentatore di Omero, Protea fu originario della città siriaca di Zeugma (Steph. Byz. p. 295, 12–15 [Meineke], s.v. Ζεῦγμα) e visse in un’epoca non determinabile con certezza. Il limite inferiore per la sua datazione si può fissare con una certa sicurezza alla metà del…

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Giuseppe Ucciardello and first published on 16/06/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Nicias | Νικίας Identity: BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: 1st c. BCE (?) ↓ To Source List Biography: Nicias was a Homeric1 commentator, but we know neither when he lived nor his city of origin. However, we ought to seriously consider the proposal to identify him as the grammarian Curtius Nicias2, a native of Cos (he could have been the tyrant3 of the …

Entry Version: This is the English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Giuseppe Ucciardello and first published on 03/04/2006. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Proteas | Πρωτέας Place of Origin: Zeugma Date: ante 2nd c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: A commentator on Homer1, Proteas was a native of the Syrian city of Zeugma (Steph. Byz. p. 295, 12-15 [Meineke], s.v.Ζεῦγμα) and lived in an era that cannot be determined with complete certainty. The lower limit for his date, however, …