Philoxenus
4. A celebrated Alexandrian grammarian, who taught at Rome.
Works
He wrote on Homer, on the Ionic and Laconian dialects, and several other grammatical works.
GLossary
Among his works was a Glossary.
Editions
This was edited by H. Stephanus, Paris, 1573, fol.; also in Bonav. Vulcan. Thesaur. Lugd. Bat. 1600, fol., by Labbeus, with Cyril's Glossary, Paris, 1679, fol.; and in the London edition of Stephanus's Thesaurus, vol. 9.1826.
Further Information
Suid. s. v.; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. vi. pp. 193, 376, 634; Osann, in his Pilenon, pp. 321, &c.; Schmidt, p. 22.
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