Aemilius Asper (fl. late 2nd century AD) was a writer who produced commentaries on Terence, Sallust and Virgil. Although now lost, we know that they dealt with both content and form, and included parallels with other authors. (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... Publius Terentius Afer, better known as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic. ... Sallust (Gaius Sallustius Crispus) (86-34 BC), Roman historian, belonging to a well-known plebeian family, was born at Amiternum in the country of the Sabines. ... For other uses see Virgil (disambiguation). ...

Aelius Donatus is thought to have borrowed freely from Asper. Aelius Donatus (flourished late 4th century CE) was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric. ...

An ars listed under his name is apocryphal, it being datable to the time of Priscian in the 6th century. Priscian (Priscianus Caesariensisi), the celebrated Latin grammarian, lived about A.D. 500, i. ...

Reference

• Alfred Thomsin, Etude sur le commentaire virgilien d'Aemilius Asper (Bibliothèque de la Faculté de philosophie et lettres de l'Université de Liège, 1952)