Priscian
Americannoun
noun
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Selvatico states them as follows: Solomon, the wise; Priscian, the grammarian; Aristotle, the logician; Tully, the orator; Pythagoras, the philosopher; Archimedes, the mechanic; Orpheus, the musician; Ptolemy, the astronomer.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, 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.
Priscian remarks, "M sounds obscurely at the end of words."
From Latin Pronunciation A Short Exposition of the Roman Method by Peck, Harry Thurston
He devoted special attention to the early Latin writers, and is highly spoken of by Priscian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Herodianus enjoyed a great reputation as a grammarian, and Priscian styles him “maximus auctor artis grammaticae.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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