Seleucus of Alexandria

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Seleucus of Alexandria was a Roman-era Grammarian. He was nicknamed 'Homeric'. He was a sophist in Rome (Second Sophistic era). He commented on pretty well all the poets, wrote a number of exegetical and miscellaneous works, the titles of which are given by Suidas (s. v.). There are some other in­ significant persons of this name. (See Vossius, de Hist. Graec. p. 496, ed. Westermann ; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. pp. 86, 184, n., 522, vol. ii. p. 27, vol. iv. p. 10'6, vol. v. p. 107, vol. vi. p. 378.)

Works:

• On Differences between Synonyms
• On Things Believed Falsely
• On Proverbs of the Alexandrians
• On Gods (100 books)

[edit] References

• Seleucus Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
• Suidas http://www.stoa.org/sol/