Δίδυμος
Didymus, Didymos
Translated by Malcolm Heath28 Jun 2000Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Son of Didymus, a fishmonger. A grammarian of the school of Aristarchus;1 of Alexandria. He lived in the time of Antony and Cicero, and until Augustus. He was called 'Bronze-guts' [Khalkenteros] because of his indefatigable industry with regard to books; for they say that he wrote more than 3500 books.2