Seleucus of Alexandria

Seleucus of Alexandria was a Roman-era grammarian. He was nicknamed 'Homeric'. He was a sophist in Rome (Second Sophistic era). He commented on pretty well all the poets, wrote a number of exegetical and miscellaneous works, the titles of which are given by Suidas (s. v.). There are some other in significant persons of this name. (See Vossius, de Hist. Graec. p. 496, ed. Westermann ; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. pp. 86, 184, n., 522, vol. ii. p. 27, vol. iv. p. 10'6, vol. v. p. 107, vol. vi. p. 378.)

Works

On Differences between Synonyms
On Things Believed Falsely
On Proverbs of the Alexandrians
On Gods (100 books)

References

Seleucus Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Suidas http://www.stoa.org/sol/

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