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Nonius Marcellus
4th-century Roman grammarian · Writers · Lived 300 to 350 · aged 50
Nonius Marcellus was a Roman grammarian of the 4th or 5th century AD. His only surviving work is the De compendiosa doctrina, a dictionary or encyclopedia in 20 books that shows his interests in antiquarianism and Latin literature from Plautus to Apuleius. Nonius may have come from Africa.
Nonius Marcellus is read about 16 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 300 to 350 · aged 50
