Sulpicius Apollinaris
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Sulpicius Apollinaris, a learned grammarian of Carthage
, who flourished in the 2nd century AD. He taught Pertinax
, himself a teacher of grammar before he was emperor, and Aulus Gellius
, who speaks of him in the highest terms. He is the reputed author of the metrical arguments to the Aeneid
and to the plays of Terence
and (probably) Plautus
. (J. W. Beck, De Sulpicio Apollinari, 1884)
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
, who flourished in the 2nd century AD. He taught Pertinax
Pertinax
Pertinax , was Roman Emperor for three months in 193. He is known as the first emperor of the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors. A high ranking military and Senatorial figure, he tried to restore discipline in the Praetorian Guards, whereupon they rebelled and killed him...
, himself a teacher of grammar before he was emperor, and 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...
, who speaks of him in the highest terms. He is the reputed author of the metrical arguments to the 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 to the plays of Terence
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer , better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on,...
and (probably) 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...
. (J. W. Beck, De Sulpicio Apollinari, 1884)