Aelius Donatus
The Romans () also occasionally used symbols to indicate pauses, but the Greek —under the name "distinctiones"—prevailed by the 4th century AD as reported by Aelius Donatus and Isidore of Seville (7th century). Also, texts were sometimes laid out , where every sentence had its own separate line. Diples were used, but by the late period these often degenerated into comma-shaped marks.