Aulus Gellius

Aulus Gellius
Frontispiece to a 1706 Latin edition of the Attic Nights [fr] by Jakob Gronovius
Born	c. 125 AD
Died	c. 180 AD

Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) was a Roman author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome. He was educated in Athens, after which he returned to Rome. He is famous for his Attic Nights, a commonplace book, or compilation of notes on grammar, philosophy, history, antiquarianism, and other subjects, preserving fragments of the works of many authors who might otherwise be unknown today.