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- Born:
- 6th century ad, Thubursicum Numidarum [Algeria]
- Flourished:
- 501 - 600
- Notable Works:
- āDe compendiosa doctrinaā
- Subjects Of Study:
- Latin language
- grammar
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Nonius Marcellus
Latin grammarian and lexicographer
Nonius Marcellus (born 6th century ad, Thubursicum Numidarum [Algeria]) was a Latin grammarian and lexicographer, author of the De compendiosa doctrina, a lexicon in which are preserved extracts from the works of many earlier writers, which Nonius used for illustration. It consists of 20 chaptersāthe 16th is lost. The first 12 deal with language and grammar, and the brief remaining chapters are on a variety of subjects (e.g., clothing). By means of his illustrations, Nonius preserved fragments of Latin tragedies and the satires of Gaius Lucilius and Marcus Terentius Varro.
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