Life The author of the treatise On Barbarism and Solecism (Περὶ βαρβαρισμοῦ καὶ σολοικισμοῦ πραγματεία) is anonymous. This grammatical work dates from the Late Antique period (2nd–6th centuries CE), when such technical handbooks were central to the Greek paideia. The author would have been a grammarian (grammatikos) working within the established educational system to teach the norms of Attic Greek [1][2].

Works The primary work is the treatise On Barbarism and Solecism, which systematically addresses linguistic errors. The metadata notes a "Works count: 2," but no other specific titles by this author are identified in the sources.

Significance Treatises on barbarism (a word-level error) and solecism (a syntactic error) were foundational to the grammatical curriculum. They served a prescriptive function, policing "correct" Greek against the evolving Koine dialect. This framework, originating with the Stoics and systematized by Alexandrian grammarians, was standard doctrine. The work is significant for understanding the linguistic ideologies and educational practices of the Greek-speaking world under Roman rule [1][2].

Sources 1. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Stanford University): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/#Lan 2. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=barbarismo/s