Ampelius

Ampelius, ī, m., röm. Eigenname, L. Ampelius, im 4. Jahrh. nach Chr., Symm. ep. 5, 64. Amm. 28, 1, 22. Sidon. carm. 9, 301; versch. von L. Ampelius, im 3. Jahrh. nach Chr., Verf. des bekannten liber memorialis; s. Teuffel Gesch. der Röm. Literat.⁵ § 359.

Ampĕlĭus, ĭī, m. , ¶ 1 auteur dʼun liber memorialis ¶ 2 préfet de Rome, 371 apr. J.-C. : Cod. Th. 2, 4, 3.

Ampelius , Lucius

A Roman writer who flourished not earlier than the second century A.D., and wrote a note-book, Liber Memorialis, which contains a scanty collection of astronomical, geographical, and historical jottings. Trivial as the book is, a statement in its chapter on the wonders of the world has mainly led to the discovery (in 1878) of the magnificent sculptures of Pergamum, now at Berlin. Ampelius has been edited with notes by Beck (Leipzig, 1826). The best text is that of Wölfflin (Leipzig, 1854).