On the other hand, he revived obsolete words and, in a letter to Sapaudus of Vienne, a rhetorician, sanctioned the imitation of Nævius, Plautus, Varro and Gracchus. Undoubtedly his only acquaintance with these authors was through the quotations used by grammarians and the adoption of their style by Apuleius, whose works he eagerly studied.
On the contrary, he reinstated antiquated expressions and, in a letter to Sapaudus of Vienne, a rhetorician, permitted the imitation of Nævius, Plautus, Varro and Gracchus. It is apparent that his sole acquaintance with these authors was through the quotes used by scholars and the adoption of their style by Apuleius, whose works he extensively examined.