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 other hand, he revived archaic terms and, in a letter to Sapaudus of Vienne, a rhetorician, authorized the imitation of Nævius, Plautus, Varro and Gracchus. It is clear that his only familiarity with these authors was through the quotations used by grammarians and the adoption of their style by Apuleius, whose works he thoroughly studied.