Marcus Probus

Beirut, Lebanon

He was a student rather than a teacher, and devoted himself to the criticism and elucidation of the texts of classical authors (especially the most important Roman poets) by means of marginal notes or by signs, after the manner of the Alexandrine grammarians. In this way he treated Horace, Lucretius, Terence and Persius, the biography of the last-named being probably taken from Probus's introduction to his edition of the poet. With the exception of these texts, he published little, but his lectures were preserved in the notes taken by his pupils. Some of his criticisms on Virgil may be preserved in the commentary on the Bucolics and Georgies which goes under his name. We possess by him part of a treatise De notis, probably an excerpt from a larger work. It contains a list of abbreviations used in official and historical writings (especially proper names), in laws, legal pleadings and edicts. The following works have been wrongly attributed to him. Catholica Probi, on the declension of nouns, the conjugation of verbs, and the rhythmic endings of sentences. This is now generally regarded as the work of the grammarian Marius Plotius Sacerdos (3rd century). Instituta artium, on the eight parts of speech, also called Ars vaticana from its having been found in a Vatican MS. As mention is made in it of the baths of Diocletian, it cannot be earlier than the 4th century. It is possibly by a later Probus, whose existence is, however, problematical. Appendix Probi, treating of the noun, the use of cases, rules of orthography (valuable in reference to the pronunciation of Latin at the time), and a table of Differentiae. As the author has evidently used the Instituta, it also must be assigned to a late date. De nomine excerpta, a compilation from various grammatical works.

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M. Valerii Probi in Vergilii Bucolica Et Georgica Commentarius: Accedunt Scholiorum Veronensium Et Aspri Quaestionum Vergilianarum Fragmenta (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition)

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Excerpt from M. Valerii Probi in Vergilii Bucolica Et Georgica Commentarius: Accedunt Scholiorum Veronensium Et Aspri Quaestionum Vergilianarum Fragmenta Nam quod magnapere interdum Egnatu editio ab utro que codice discrepat, id quod mouit Santcnium et Duebne rum, ut Parisina... codice... diuersissinmm esse a Bobiensi illo dicerent, dubitari nequit quia Egnatii emendandi studio tribuendum sit. Quod quo iure dixerim e codicum scriptura qua... exhibni indicare licet... Certum autem eius rei docu mentum habeo ea quae, cum corrupta Egnatio uiderentur, ipse corrigera studnitz aid. Quae ad p. 2, 1. 10 ct p. 3, 7 notani: et ut in eo loco e qua sacpius exempla petiui sub sistam, coniecturam, non alium fonte... indicant haec, quod p. 41, 14 quoniam et ipsa pars temperata inter aceti num: et isamerinem posita est scripsit pro quoniam et ipsa pari temperatura inter rdrov etmeridiem posita est et p. 43, 15 in illa zona ualuerit aurum cl_upea su perpanere pro in illa zona inu0luerit, ut aurum clipeo superponeret. Non minore licentia in eadem loca asus est, cum uerba ita transponerct, ut post p. 39, 28 tenebrae subiccret p. 40, 16 Quinque tenent p. 43, 16 super ponere, deinde ordine item... mutato repeteret quae ante omiserat p. 40, 5 hic ?e.ru 16 fiat in alia sic et p. 39, 29 aut redit nobis p. 40, accasum esse maxi mus. Praeterea autem neglegenter in codice describend0 uersatus est. Nam ne dica... de eo, quod singola nerba sae pissime omisit ant aliud pro alia posuit, cum scholia in line Georgieorum-libri secundi, tertii, quarti praeter ordine... addita ad sua... quodque uersum apponeret, factum est, ut nonnulla omitteret, nt Georg. 3, 129 et 264 p. 64, 4 18. Benique, sine neglegentiae tribuendum est, siue quod sche da in codice tum eum Egnatius co utcbatur deerat, omnia quae a p. 21, 7 rerum usque ad p. 24, 3 Terei et sic scripta sunt omisit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.