Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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All the orations which he delivered during the five following years, are lost, of which number were those for Marcus Tullius, and L. Varenus, mentioned by Priscian as extant in his time.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
In the lowest story he begins his course in Donatus under a Bachelor of Arts armed with the birch; in the next he is promoted to Priscian.
From Life in the Medieval University by Rait, Robert S.
Alcuin was a grammarian; he taught from Priscian and Donatus, improved the eighth century Latin, and probably made Virgil and Cicero known in Gaul and Britain.
From Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 by Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford
Priscian the grammarian speaks of him as having attained the summit of honesty and of all sciences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Quintus Valerius Antias also left Annals, which must have formed an immense work, since Priscian cites the seventy-fourth book.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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