Quintus Terentius Scaurus
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Quintus Terentius Scaurus, Latin
grammarian, flourished during the reign of Hadrian
(Aulus Gellius
xi. 15).
He was the author of an ars grammatica
and commentaries on Horace
, Virgil
's Aeneid
and perhaps Plautus
. Under his name, two fragments are extant—the longer from his work on orthography
(De orthographia), the shorter (chiefly on the use of prepositions) from another grammatical work. They have both been published in 1878 by Heinrich Keil in the 7th volume of his Grammatici Latini; the only De orthographia has appeared in a new commented edition prepared by Federico Biddau (Weidmann, 2008).
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Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
grammarian, flourished during the reign of Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
(Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gellius
Aulus Gellius , was a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome, where he held a judicial office...
xi. 15).
He was the author of an ars grammatica
Ars grammatica
An Ars grammatica is a generic or proper title for surveys of Latin Grammar.Extant works known as Ars grammatica have been written by*Aelius Donatus*Maurus Servius Honoratus*Diomedes Grammaticus*Charisius*Pseudo-Remmius Palaemon...
and commentaries on Horace
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
, Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil in English , was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues , the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid...
's Aeneid
Aeneid
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter...
and perhaps Plautus
Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus , commonly known as "Plautus", was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest surviving intact works in Latin literature. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the genre devised by the innovator of Latin literature, Livius Andronicus...
. Under his name, two fragments are extant—the longer from his work on orthography
Orthography
The orthography of a language specifies a standardized way of using a specific writing system to write the language. Where more than one writing system is used for a language, for example Kurdish, Uyghur, Serbian or Inuktitut, there can be more than one orthography...
(De orthographia), the shorter (chiefly on the use of prepositions) from another grammatical work. They have both been published in 1878 by Heinrich Keil in the 7th volume of his Grammatici Latini; the only De orthographia has appeared in a new commented edition prepared by Federico Biddau (Weidmann, 2008).
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External links
Editions
- Federico Biddau (ed.), Q. Terentii Scauri De orthographia (Hildesheim: Weidmann, 2008), Pp. cxiv, 244 (Bibliotheca Weidmanniana, 6, Pars. 5). Review: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2008/2008-11-34.html