Aelius Aristides

Matthew Dillon (University of New England)

Ed. by Emily Kneebone, University of Nottingham
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.1: Greek Writing and Culture: Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Imperial, -800--100.
Vol. editors: Jonathan Burgess (University of Toronto), Anca Dan (École Practique de Hautes Études PSL), Martine Diepenbroek (University of Johannesburg), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Victoria Fendel (University of Oxford), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Vaios Liapis (Open University of Cyprus), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Mali Skotheim (Ashoka University), Laura Swift (The Open University), Guendalina Daniela Maria Taietti (University of Liverpool)

Dates

Born c. 117
Died c. 181

Places

Active in Roman Greece& Asia Minor

Activities

Primary

Writer / Author

Resources

Aristides' Works

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Aelius Aristides was a second-century A.D. Greek rhetorician from Asia Minor, best known for his

Orations

, which were prepared in advance of delivery. He also wrote the

Hieroi Logoi

[

Sacred Tales

], which detail his relationship in his many sicknesses with the healing god Asclepius. His

Orations

were much admired in Late Antiquity, influencing many writers, and have entered the western canon of rhetoric.

Birth

Birth

Aristides was born on 26th November (Gregorian calendar) A.D. 117, the son of Eudaimon, in Mysia (on the southern coast of the Sea of Marmara, in modern Turkey), in what became the city of Hadriani, a city founded by Hadrian in A.D. 123 on a visit to the area. Hadrian made it the capital of the group of Mysians to which Aristides’ family belonged, and Eudaimon and his family

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Citation: Dillon, Matthew. "Aelius Aristides". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 October 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13936, accessed 23 November 2024.]