Velius Longus
Roman grammarian

Velius Longus

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Roman grammarian
Gender:
Male
Places:
Italy
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Grammarian
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Velius Longus (fl. 2nd century AD), Latin grammarian during the reign of Trajan (or Hadrian), author of an extant treatise on orthography (Heinrich Keil, Grammatici Latini, vii). He is mentioned by Macrobius (Saturnalia, iii.6.6) and Servius (Comm. on Aen. x.245) as a commentator on Virgil.