Ammonius of Alexandria explained

Ammonius (grc|Ἀμμώνιος) of Alexandria, son of Ammonius, was an ancient Greek grammarian who lived around the 1st century BCE.

He was a pupil of a teacher named "Alexander" (possibly Alexander Polyhistor), and became one of the chief teachers in the grammatical school founded by Aristarchus of Samothrace.^[1] He is at times described as the successor of Aristarchus at the school; the Byzantine encyclopedia known as the Suda says that he took over the school "before Augustus".^[2]

He wrote commentaries on Homer, Pindar, and Aristophanes, none of which are extant.^{[3] [4]} He is quoted several times by the grammarian Didymus Chalcenterus, who was another follower of the school of Aristarchus.^[5]

We have the names of several of his works, but none survive:^{[5] [6]}

• On the fact that there were no multiple editions of Aristarchus's Recension (Περὶ τοῦ μὴ γεγονένται πλείονας ἐκδόσεις τῆς Ἀρισταρχείου διορθώσεως)
• On the Re-Edited Recension (Περὶ τῆς ἐπεκδοθείσης διορθώσεως -- it is unclear whether this is a distinct work or the same as the above)
• On Plato's Borrowings from Homer (Περὶ τῶν ὑπὸ Πλάτωνος μετενηνεγμένων Ὁμήρου)
• Against Athenocles (Πρὸς Ἀθηνοκλέα)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Lockwood . John Francis . Wilson . Nigel . Goldberg . Sander . Whitmarsh . Tim . Ammonius (1) . . English . 2015 . 978-0-19-938113-5 . 10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.363 . 2024-09-08.
2. [Suda]
3. [Johann Albert Fabricius]
4. Jacques Matter, Essai historique sur l'École d'Alexandrie i. pp. 179, 233
5. Book: Schironi , Francesca . The Best of the Grammarians: Aristarchus of Samothrace on the Iliad . . 2018 . 20 . English . 9780472130764 . 2024-09-08.
6. [Scholia]