Diomedes Grammaticus
Diomedes Grammaticus ( ancient Greek Διομήδης Γραμματικός Diomḗdēs Grammatikós ) was an Eastern Roman grammarian .
There is no news about him; the only source of information is his ars grammatica . A comparison of this grammar with other texts of this genre makes it seem plausible that Diomedes was active in the Greek-speaking east of the empire. His intensive evaluation of the grammars of Aelius Donatus and Flavius Sosipater Charisius refer to a period in the second half of the 4th century.
The ars grammatica consists of three books. The first book deals with the theory of parts of speech . The second deals with linguistic units such as letters and syllables, questions of prosody and the complex of linguistic accuracy ( vitia et virtutes orationis ) and style ; this book also addresses fundamental questions about the status and purpose of grammar. The third book is devoted to metrics and poetry.
Text output
- Flavii Sosipatri Charisii artis grammaticae libri V. Diomedis artis grammaticae libri III. Ex Charisii arte grammatica excerpta. In: Grammatici Latini ed. Heinrich Keil . Vol. 1. Teubner, Leipzig 1857; Reprint Hildesheim 1961.
literature
- Raphael Dammer: Diomedes grammaticus . Trier 2001.
- Peter Lebrecht Schmidt : Diomedes, Ars grammatica. In: Reinhart Herzog (ed.): Restoration and renewal. The Latin literature from 284 to 374 AD (= Handbook of the Latin Literature of Antiquity , Volume 5). CH Beck, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-406-31863-0 , pp. 132-136.
- Georg Goetz : Diomedes 14 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 1, Stuttgart 1903, Col. 827-829.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diomedes Grammaticus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman grammarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century or 5th century |