Lucius Aelius Stilo Praeconinus (/ˈstaɪloʊ/, Latin: [ˈst̪ɪloː]; c. 154 – 74 BC), of Lanuvium, was the earliest known philologist of the Roman Republic.
[1] He was called Stilo (from Latin stilus, "pen for writing on wax") because he wrote speeches for others, and Praeconinus from his father's profession (praeco, "announcer, public crier, herald").
His aristocratic sympathies were so strong that he voluntarily accompanied Caecilius Metellus Numidicus into exile.
According to Cicero, who expressed a poor opinion of his powers as an orator, Stilo was a follower of the Stoic school.
[1] It is probable that he was the author of a general glossographical work, dealing with literary, historical and antiquarian questions.