Editing Priscian (section)

==Life==
The details of Priscian's life are largely unknown. Priscian was born and raised in the North-African city of [[Caesarea in Mauretania|Caesarea]] (modern [[Cherchell]], Algeria), the capital of the Roman province of [[Mauretania Caesariensis]], which during his lifetime would be under the control of the [[Vandalic Kingdom]]. He was probably of Greek descent.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilkes |first=J. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FDrgCgAAQBAJ&dq=priscian+greek+origin&pg=PA29 |title=Fifty Key Thinkers on Language and Linguistics |date=2012 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-70750-6 |editor-last=Thomas |editor-first=Margaret |pages=29 |language=en |chapter=Aelius Donatus (Fourth Century CE) and Priscian (Sixth Century CE)}}</ref> According to [[Cassiodorus]], he taught Latin at [[Constantinople]]<ref>Keil, ''Gr. Lat.'' vii. 207</ref> in the early sixth century.{{sfn|Jones|1964|p=991}} His minor works include a [[panegyric]] to [[Roman Emperor Anastasius I|Anastasius]] (491&mdash;518), written about 512,{{sfn|Lejay|1911}} which helps establish his time period. In addition, the manuscripts of his ''Institutes'' contain a subscription to the effect that the work was copied (526, 527) by Flavius Theodorus, a clerk in the imperial secretariat.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=360}}