Sebastian, an Italian grammarian of the 16th century, taught the Greek and Latin tongues at Reggio, where he formed an academy of polite li- terature; and at length removed to Bologna, in or- der to be professor of those languages. He wrote sev- eral works, the most esteemed of which are, "Que- flora in qua Ciceronis vita referatur," an excellent performance; and, "de Lingua Latina." He died in 1556.