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In the Greco-Roman world, the grammarian was responsible for the second stage in the traditional education system, after a boy had learned his basic letters.〔McNelis, C. (2007) "Grammarians and rhetoricians" in Dominik, W. and Hall, J. (eds.) ''A companion to Roman rhetoric''. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, pp. 285-296. ISBN 978-1-4051-2091-3〕 The job of the grammarian was to teach the ancient poets such as Homer and Virgil, and the correct way of speaking before a boy moved on to the study of rhetoric under the rhetor. Despite often humble origins, some grammarians went on to achieve elevated positions in Rome, though few enjoyed financial success. ==Grammar== In about 100 B.C., Dionysius Thrax defined grammar as an "acquired expertise of the general usage of poets and prose writers". He identified six elements to the field:〔 *Accurate reading aloud *Explanation of literary devices *Comments on subject matter *Comments on etymologies *Working out analogical regularities *The critical study of literature. Nearly two hundred years later, Quintilian defined the subject as the knowledge of proper speaking and the explication of the poets.〔〔Quintilian, ''Inst''. 1.4.2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grammarian (Greco-Roman world)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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