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ARISTOPHANES , of Byzantium, Greek critic and grammarian, was born about 257 B.C. He removed early to Alexandria, where he studied under Zenodotus and Callimachus. At the age of sixty he was appointed chief
Homer , who had already been edited by his master Zenodotus. He also edited Hesiod
chief
great
proverbs were the results of his study of Attic comedy. He further commented on the Iltvawes of Callimachus, a sort of history of Greek literature. As a lexicographer, Aristophanes compiled collections of foreign and unusual words and expressions, and special
critical signsexcept the obelus; punctuation prosodiacal, and accentual marks were probably already in use. The foundation of the so-called Alexandrian " canon " was also due to his impulses(Sandys, Hist. Class. Schol., ed. 1906, 1. 129 f.).Nauck, Aristophanis Byzantii Grammatici Fragmenta (1848). End of Article: ARISTOPHANES If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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