Aelius Festus Aphthonius

Background

Nothing is known about his life except he lived in the 4th century. He was possibly of African origin.

Career

He wrote a metrical handbook De Metris, in four books, which was added to the Ars Grammatica of Gaius Marius Victorinus sometime before 400, but not by Victorinus himself.

Achievements

• Aelius Festus Aphthonius was a Latin grammarian of the 4th century and considered to be one of the most important classical rhetoricians. He wrote a metrical handbook De Metris.

References

• Grammatici Latini (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) (Latin Edition)