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Stilo, 66 Statius Sebosus, 67 Melissus, 68 Seneca, 69 Cicero, 70 

 lius Macer, 71 Messala Corvinus, 72 Trebius Niger, 73 Nigidius. 74 



POEEIGN AUTHORS QUOTED. Aristotle, 75 King Archelaus/ 6 

 Callimachus, 77 Democritus, 78 Theophrastus,' 9 Thrasyllus, 79 

 HegesicLemus, 80 Cythnius, 81 Alexander Polyhistor. 8 - 5 



66 L. JElius Prseconinus Stilo, a Roman of equestrian rank, one of the 

 earliest grammarians, and also one of the most celebrated. He instructed 

 Varro, and was one of Caesar's instructors in rhetoric. He received the 

 name of Praeconinus, from the circumstance of his father having been a 

 " prseco," and that of Stilo, on account of his writings. He wrote com- 

 mentaries on the songs of the Salii, and on the Twelve Tables, a work De 

 Proloquiis, &c. 



67 See end of B. ii. 68 See end of B. vii. 



69 L. Annaeus Seneca. See end of B. vi. 



70 See end of B. vii. 



71 A poet of Verona, who died B.C. 16, He wrote a poem upon birds, 

 snakes, and medicinal plants, in imitation, probably, ot the Theriaca of 

 Nicander. There is a work, still extant, under his name, " On the Virtuc-s 

 of Herbs ;" which, no doubt, belongs to the middle ages. He also wrote 

 sixteen or more Books of Annals. 



72 M. Valerius Messala Corvinus. He was born at Rome, B.C. 59. He 

 joined the party of Cassius against Antony and Augustus, which last he 

 defeated at the battle of Philippi. He afterwards served under Antony, 

 and then Augustus ; the centre of whose fleet he commanded at Actium. 

 About two years before his death, which happened in the middle of the 

 reign of Augustus, his memory failed him, and he was often unable to 

 recollect his own name. He wrote a history, or rather, commentaries on 

 the Civil wars after the death of Caesar, and towards the close of his life 

 composed a genealogical work "On the Families of Rome." He also 

 wrote poems of a satirical, and sometimes licentious character ; and works 

 on grammar, the titles of only two of which have come down to us. He 

 was especially famous for his eloquence. 



73 See end of B. viii. 74 See end of B. vi. 

 75 See end of B. ii. 76 See end of B. viii. 

 77 See end of B. iv. 78 See end of B. ii. 

 See end of B. iii. ^ 8 See end of B. ii. 



81 Nothing whatever is known of him. 



82 See end of B. iii. 



