Genethlius Explained

Genethlius (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γενέθλιος|Genéthlios) was a 3rd-century Arab sophist from Petra, Arabia Petraea. His father was also named Genethlius.^[1]

He was a pupil of the Greek sophists Minucianus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Μινουκιανός) and Agapetus (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀγαπητός), and then he himself became a teacher and practiced rhetoric in Athens. He has been known as a rival to the famous Callinicus of Petra.^{[2] [3]}

Genethlius is also thought by some scholars to be the author of the first treatise in the corpus of Menander Rhetor.

References

1. Web site: Suda lexicon, by Suidas (Lexicographer) (work) The Online Books Page. onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. en. 2018-09-25.
2. Book: Bowersock, Glen Warren. Roman Arabia. 1994. Harvard University Press. 9780674777569. en.
3. Web site: SOL Search . 2022-03-02 . www.cs.uky.edu.