Zenobius
Encyclopedia
Zenobius was a Greek
sophist, who taught rhetoric at Rome
during the reign of Emperor Hadrian
(AD 117-138).
, from Didymus of Alexandria
and "The Tarrhaean" (Lucillus of Tarrha, a polis in Crete
). In the work, the proverbs are alphabetised and grouped by hundreds. This collection was first printed by Filippo Giunti
in Florence, 1497.
Zenobius is also said to have been the author of a Greek translation of the Latin prose author Sallust
, which has been lost, and of a birthday poem on the emperor Hadrian.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
sophist, who taught rhetoric at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
during the reign of Emperor Hadrian
Hadrian
Hadrian , was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. He is best known for building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. In Rome, he re-built the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma. In addition to being emperor, Hadrian was a humanist and was philhellene in...
(AD 117-138).
Biography
He was the author of a collection of proverbs in three books, still extant in an abridged form, compiled, according to the SudaSuda
The Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Suidas. It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often...
, from Didymus of Alexandria
Didymus Chalcenterus
Didymus Chalcenterus , ca. 63 BCE to 10 CE, was a Hellenistic Greek scholar and grammarian who flourished in the time of Cicero and Augustus.- Life :...
and "The Tarrhaean" (Lucillus of Tarrha, a polis in Crete
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
). In the work, the proverbs are alphabetised and grouped by hundreds. This collection was first printed by Filippo Giunti
Filippo Giunti
The press of Filippo Giunti and Bernardo Giunti was a leading printing firm in Florence from the turn of the sixteenth century. The first of the Giunti presses was established in Venice by Luca Antonio Giunti the elder , a Florentine...
in Florence, 1497.
Zenobius is also said to have been the author of a Greek translation of the Latin prose author Sallust
Sallust
Gaius Sallustius Crispus, generally known simply as Sallust , a Roman historian, belonged to a well-known plebeian family, and was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines...
, which has been lost, and of a birthday poem on the emperor Hadrian.