Aelius Aristides
2nd century Greek rhetorician and author
- Lived
- 117–189
- Country
- Ancient Rome
Updated September 2026
About Aelius Aristides
Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus was a Greek orator and author considered to be a prime example as a member of the Second Sophistic, a group of celebrated and highly influential orators who flourished from the reign of Nero until c. 230 AD.
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