Ammonius (Ancient Greek: Ἀμμώνιος) of Alexandria, son of Ammonius, was an ancient Greek grammarian who lived around the 1st century BCE.
He was a pupil of a teacher named "Alexander" (possibly Alexander Polyhistor), and became one of the chief teachers in the grammatical school founded by Aristarchus of Samothrace.[1][2] He is at times described as the successor of Aristarchus at the school; the Byzantine encyclopedia known as the Suda says that he took over the school "before Augustus".[3]
He wrote commentaries on Homer, Pindar, and Aristophanes, none of which are extant.[4][5] He is quoted several times by the grammarian Didymus Chalcenterus, who was another follower of the school of Aristarchus.[1]
We have the names of several of his works, but none survive:[1][6]
- On the fact that there were no multiple editions of Aristarchus's Recension (Περὶ τοῦ μὴ γεγονένται πλείονας ἐκδόσεις τῆς Ἀρισταρχείου διορθώσεως)
- On the Re-Edited Recension (Περὶ τῆς ἐπεκδοθείσης διορθώσεως -- it is unclear whether this is a distinct work or the same as the above)
- On Plato's Borrowings from Homer (Περὶ τῶν ὑπὸ Πλάτωνος μετενηνεγμένων Ὁμήρου)
- Against Athenocles (Πρὸς Ἀθηνοκλέα)
References
edit- ^ a b c Schironi, Francesca (2018). The Best of the Grammarians: Aristarchus of Samothrace on the Iliad. University of Michigan Press. p. 20. ISBN 9780472130764. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ Lockwood, John Francis; Wilson, Nigel (2015). "Ammonius (1)". In Goldberg, Sander; Whitmarsh, Tim (eds.). Oxford Classical Dictionary. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.363. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ Suda, s.v. Ἀμμώνιος
- ^ Johann Albert Fabricius, Bibliotheca Graeca v. p. 712
- ^ Jacques Matter, Essai historique sur l'École d'Alexandrie i. pp. 179, 233
- ^ Scholia on Homer, Iliad 15.162b, 3.368a, 7.7a, 9.540a
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Ammonius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 145.