The indefatigable scholar Didymus of Alexandria earned the nickname Bronze-Ass (literally, Brazen-Bowelled) for having what it took to write more than 3,500 books; apart from a few fragments, all have vanished.
Stephen Greenblatt
The indefatigable scholar Didymus of Alexandria earned the nickname Bronze-Ass (literally, Brazen-Bowelled) for having what it took to write more than 3,500 books; apart from a few fragments, all have vanished.