APOLLONIUS

apollonius, surnamed [greek: ho dyskolos] ("the surly or crabbed"), a celebrated grammarian of alexandria, who lived in the reigns of hadrian and antoninus pius. he spent the greater part of his life in his native city, where he died; he is also said to have visited rome and attracted the attention of antoninus. he was the founder of scientific grammar and is styled by priscian _grammaticorum princeps_. four of his works are extant: _on syntax_, ed. bekker, 1817; and three smaller treatises, on _pronouns_, _conjunctions_ and _adverbs_, ed. schneider, 1878. _grammatici graeci_, i. in teubner series; egger, _apollonius dyscole_ (1854).