Virgilius Maro Grammaticus Virgilius Maro Grammaticus Virgilius Maro Grammaticus (Virgil the Grammarian, fl. c. 7th century) is the author of two early medieval grammatical texts known as the "Epitomae" and the "Epistolae". It is unknown exactly when or where he was active: in the eleventh and twelfth centuries he was known to Abbo of Fleury and others as Virgil of Toulouse, and subsequent scholars have tried to attribute him to Spain, the Basque Country and Gaul. Apparent traces of Hebrew have also prompted suggestions that he may have been Jewish. Supposed knowledge of some Old Irish vocabulary and verse has led to the
Rowland Vaughan (poet) Manuscripts at Aberystwyth. Vaughan's land-holdings passed to several generations of his descendants but ultimately merged with those of Syr Watkin Williams Wyn circa 1740 Rowland Vaughan (poet) Rowland Vaughan (c.1590 – 18 September 1667) was a Welsh poet, translator and jurist. Vaughan was the owner of Caer Gai, more recently recognized as a Roman fort, in the parish of Llanuwchlyn, Merioneth, four miles to the west of Bala.His paternal family derived from the Vaughans of Llwydiarth and his mother Ellen, came from the Nanney or Nannau estate in the same county. Vaughan's wife was from Llanuwchlyn. Vaughan studied in Oxford