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| Cloatius Verus | |
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| CLOATIUS VERUS | |
| Known for | grammarian |
Cloatius Verus (d. 62 or 63) was a Roman grammarian who lived in the 1st century.
Biography
He was born and lived in first century Rome.
Career
He is chiefly notable for being a grammarian and for having written several treatises on the meanings of Greek words and on Latin words derived from Greek language.
Sources
Some of the works of Cloatius Verus have been preserved by Macrobius.
In the Oxford Classical Dictionary, he is described thus: "Augustan lexicographer and antiquarian who wrote on the meanings of Greek words and on Latin words derived from Greek. He is probably the ‘Cloatius’ whom *Verrius Flaccus cites (with L. *Aelius) on Latin sacral terms."
References
- ^ Kaster, R. A. (March 7, 2016). "Cloatius Verus, Augustan lexicographer and antiquarian". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1682. ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via oxfordre.com.
- "LIVIA THE AUCTOR AND THE SYMBOLISM OF GRAFTING by Annalisa Marzano" (PDF). cris.unibo.it. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
External links
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- Cloatius Verus
- Gellius | Noctes Atticae | XVI | 12 – LateinLex
- A Latin Dictionary - Wikisource, the free online library
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics