Aelius donatus biography sampler

Fourth century Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric

Aelius Donatus (; fl. mid-fourth century AD) was a Romangrammarian and teacher of rhetoric.

He once taught Jerome,^[1] an early Christian Church father who is most known for his translation of the Bible into Latin, known as the Latin Vulgate.

Aelius donatus biography sampler

Newer revisions of the Vulgate are still in common use by the Catholic Church.

Works

He was the author of a number of professional works, of which several are extant:

• Ars maior – A commentary on Latin grammar.
• Ars minor – A commentary on parts of Latin Speech.^[2]
• Commentvm Terenti, Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex with preface de tragoedia et comoedia (Commentary on Terence, Six Comedies of Terence with the preface About Tragedies and Comedies) – A commentary on the playwright Terence and all six of his plays, probably compiled from other commentaries.

  The preface is a commentary on the "proper" structures of Tragedies and Comedies by Dona