Commentarii grammatici
work by Figulus
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Publius Nigidius Figulus, a Roman scholar from the 1st century BC, authored Commentarii grammatici. This extensive work, comprising at least 29 books, was a collection of notes on various aspects of language. It covered topics such as synonyms, inflection, spelling, word formation, syntax, and etymology. Figulus was considered one of the most learned Romans of his time, alongside Marcus Terentius Varro. His writings, though only surviving in fragments, contributed to the study of Roman grammar and language.12
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