Aristarchus of Samothrace
Greek grammarian and scholar
- Lived
- 216 BC–143 BC
- Country
- Alexandria
Updated September 2026
About Aristarchus of Samothrace
Aristarchus of Samothrace was an ancient Greek grammarian, noted as the most influential of all scholars of Homeric poetry. He was the head librarian of the Library of Alexandria and seems to have succeeded his teacher Aristophanes of Byzantium in that role.
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