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 09/10/2002. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Ammonius [4] Neoplatonicus | Ἀμμώνιος Identity: Perseus | BNP Place of Origin: Alexandria Date: first half of the 6th c. CE ↓ To Source List Biography: Ammonius, son of Hermias1, was born in Alexandria and was a crucial figure of 6th c. CE Neo-Platonism: he attended the lectures of Proclus2 at Athens, and then he served as director of the Academy of Alexan…

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 17/03/2008 – 12/03/2010. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Hermias | Ἑρμείας Place of Origin: ? Date: 2nd–1st c. BCE? ↓ To Source List Biography: The grammarian Hermias is known from only one citation in the scholion of Herodianus1 on Il. 16, 2072; this fragment attests his attachment to the Cratetean3 school (Κρατήτ<ε>ιος) and can therefore suggest a dating between the 2nd and 1st c. BCE. His …

Versione della scheda: La prima versione italiana di questa scheda di Lara Pagani è stata pubblicata il 17/03/2008 – 12/03/2010. Qui si trova la versione inglese della scheda. Grammatico: Nome: Hermias | Ἑρμείας Luogo di provenienza: ? Data: 2°–1° sec. a.C.? ↓ Elenco delle fonti Biografia: Il grammatico Ermia è conosciuto per una sola citazione, in uno scolio di Erodiano a Il. 16, 207, dove si attesta la sua adesione alla corrente cratetea (Κρατήτ⟨ε⟩ιος). Tale dato può suggerirne una collocazione cronologica tra 2° e 1° secolo. La sua lettura di Il. 16, 207 (ταῦτά μ’ ἀγειρόμενοι θάμ’ ἐβάζετ…