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era). He commented on pretty well all the poets, wrote a number of exegetical and miscellaneous works, the titles of which are listed in the Suda.Suda σ 200, http://www.stoa.org/sol/ There are some other in significant persons of this name. (See Vossius, de Hist. Graec. p. 496, ed. Westermann ; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. pp. 86, 184, n., 522, vol. ii. p. 27, vol. iv. p. 10'6, vol. v. p. 107, vol. vi. p. 378.)

Works

According to the Suda, Seleucus wrote the following works (all lost): *On Differences between Synonyms (Περὶ τῆς ἐν συνωνύμοις διαφορᾶς) *On Things Believed Falsely (Περὶ τῶν ψευδῶς πεπιστευμένων) *On Proverbs of the Alexandrians (Περὶ τῶν παρ' Ἀλεξανδρεῦσι παροιμιῶν) *On Gods (Περὶ θεῶν, in 100 books)

References

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 ...

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