Arusianus Messius
Arusianus Messius was a late ancient Roman grammarian who lived in the 4th century AD.
He probably came from an elevated background and wrote a work called Exempla elocutionum (Style Examples), which was dedicated to the consuls of 395, Flavius Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius and Flavius Anicius Probinus . The script, which had long been ascribed to Marcus Cornelius Fronto , probably served as an aid for teaching rhetoric and was also used by Cassiodorus . It is of some importance as it contains numerous alphabetically ordered quotations, including some from the Histories of Sallust , of which only fragments have survived.
literature
- Michael von Albrecht : History of Roman Literature. From Andronicus to Boëthius. Taking into account their importance for modern times. Volume 2: Literature of the early imperial period, literature of the middle and late imperial period, conditions of transmission of Roman literature (= dtv. 30099, 2). 3. Edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-423-30099-X , p. 1171.
- Heinrich Keil: Grammatici Latini. Volume 7. Teubner, Leipzig 1880 (text edition).
- Georg Goetz : Arusianus . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 1492 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arusianus Messius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Messius, Arusianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late antique grammarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |