person
Didymus
also: Didymus Chalcenterus
Alexandrian grammarian (1st c. BC), nicknamed 'Brazen-guts' for his industry, credited with some four thousand books; Seneca's emblem of learning squandered on trifles.
Reading notes
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §88.37 Didymus
Alexandrian grammarian called 'Brazen-guts,' reputed author of some four thousand books; Seneca's image of monstrous erudition wasted on trifles.