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 15/05/2006. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Curtius Nicias | Κούρτιος Νικίας Identity: BNP Place of Origin: Cos Date: 1st c. BCE ↓ To Source List Biography: Curtius Nicias was a grammarian and tyrant of Cos in the Late Republican period. He was in Rome beginning in 62 BCE and became a Roman citizen thanks to Pompey1 and C\. Memmius2. His complete name is preserved only by Suetonius3 ( gramm. …