Ammonius of Alexandria
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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)
