Aristarchus of Samothrace

(ăr'ĭstär`kəs, săm`əthrās), c.217–c.145 B.C., Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of Byzantium, as librarian at Alexandria. He was an innovator of scientific scholarship, and his critical revision of Homer is responsible for the excellent texts of Homer that survive. Though only fragments of his works survive (he is said to have written more than 800 volumes of commentary and exegesis), frequent quotations by ancient critics provide an insight into his subjects and method. His works cover such writers as Alcaeus, Anacreon, Pindar, Hesiod, and the tragedians.

单词	aristarchus of samothrace
释义	Aristarchus of Samothrace Aristarchus of Samothrace n (Biography) ?220–?150 bc, Greek scholar: librarian at Alexandria, noted for his edition of Homer Aristarchus of Samothrace Aristarchus of Samothrace (ăr'ĭstär`kəs, săm`əthrās), c.217–c.145 B.C., Greek scholar, successor to his teacher, Aristophanes of Byzantium, as librarian at Alexandria. He was an innovator of scientific scholarship, and his critical revision of Homer is responsible for the excellent texts of Homer that survive. Though only fragments of his works survive (he is said to have written more than 800 volumes of commentary and exegesis), frequent quotations by ancient critics provide an insight into his subjects and method. His works cover such writers as Alcaeus, Anacreon, Pindar, Hesiod, and the tragedians.
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