Zo'simus
4. A native of Ascalon, or, according to ether accounts, of Gaza.
He lived in the time of the emperor Anastasius.
Works
According to Suidas (
s. v.) he was the author of a
λέξις ῥητορικὴ κατὰ στοιχεῖον (of which Suidas himself made considerable use).
Commentaries on Demosthenes
and on Lysias
He also wrote commentaries on Demosthenes and Lysias, some of which are still extant in MS.
Life of Demosthenes
A life of Demosthenes by him is prefixed to most of the editions of Demosthenes.