Archias of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίας ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς) was a man of ancient Egypt who worked as a grammarian. He probably lived about the time of the Roman emperor Augustus, as we know he was the teacher of Marcus Mettius Epaphroditus, a grammarian of the 1st century CE.[1][2] Little of his works remain; what fragments there are indicate his interest in grammar and etymology.[3]

Notes

edit
  1. ^ Suda ε 2004, Ἐπαφρόδιτος
  2. ^ Villoison, Proleg. ad Apoll, Lex. Hom. p. xx
  3. ^ Matthaios, Stephanos (2015). "Greek Scholarship in the Imperial Era and Late Antiquity". In Montanari, Franco; Matthaios, Stefanos; Rengakos, Antonios (eds.). Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek Scholarship. Brill's Companions in Classical Studies. Brill Publishers. p. 230. ISBN 9789004281929. Retrieved 2017-10-13.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William (1870). "Archias". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 266.