Basilides
Ancient Greek grammarian
About Basilides
Basilides was a grammarian.
Basilides was a grammarian of ancient Greece. He wrote a work on the dialect of Homer (περὶ λέξεως Ὁμηρικῆς), of which an epitome was later made by a writer named Cratinus. The work is quoted several times in the lexical encyclopedia known as the Etymologicum Magnum, but both the original work and its epitome are lost.
His time is unknown, though modern scholars believe he lived in either the imperial period or late antiquity.
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Who was Basilides?
ancient Greek grammarian
What was Basilides's occupation?
Basilides was a grammarian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Basilides (grammarian)
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