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Aelius Aristides
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2nd century Greek rhetorician and author
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Aelius Aristides was a male writer and philosopher from Ancient Rome who lived during the Roman Empire. Born in 117 and dying in 185, he was a member of the Aelia gens and wrote in Ancient Greek. His native name was Αίλιος Αριστείδης. He studied under Alexander of Cotiaeum, Aristocles of Messene, Herodes Atticus, and Polemon of Laodicea.
His notable works include the *Declamationes Leptineae*, *Ailiou Aristeidē*, *Pros Platōna hyper rētorikēs*, the *Panathenaic oration*, and *Orationes Aristidis*. He is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, the *New International Encyclopedia*, and *Pauly–Wissowa*. One of his recorded statements is: "Neither walls, theatres, porches, nor senseless equipage, make States; but men who are able to rely upon themselves."
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- Works
- 47
Top works
- Laurentius Norrmannus, orationem Aristidis utramæue, de codice manuscripto
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- In ineptos & futiels sophistas oratio Quam...
- La fortuna umanistica di Elio Aristide
- Declamationes Leptineae
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Quotes
- “Neither walls, theatres, porches, nor senseless equipage, make States; but men who are able to rely upon themselves.”
- “By Themistocles alone, or with very few others, does this saying appear to be approved, which, though Alcaeus formerly had produced, many afterwards claimed: "Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans, make a State; but where men are who know how to take care of themselves, there are cities and walls."”
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Key facts
- Native name
- Πόπλιος Αἴλιος Ἀριστείδης Θεόδωρος
- Born
- 117 ( 0117 ) AD, Hadriani , Mysia , (modern-day Orhaneli , Bursa , Turkey )
- Died
- 181 (aged 63 – 64)
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Genre
- Oratory
- Subject
- Dream interpretation
- Notable works
- Sacred Tales
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Polemon of Laodicea
- Image
- Filosofo elio aristide, 200 ac. ca..JPG
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- date of birth
- 0117-11-26
- date of death
- 0185-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- gens
- Aelia gens
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- Commons category
- Aelius Aristides
- name in native language
- Αίλιος Αριστείδης
- Commons Creator page
- Aelius Aristides
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Encyclopedic overview
Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus (Ancient Greek: Πόπλιος Αἴλιος Ἀριστείδης Θεόδωρος; 117–181 AD) 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.
More than fifty of his orations and other works survive, dating from the reigns of Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. His early success was interrupted by a decades-long series of illnesses for which he sought relief by divine communion with the god Asclepius, effected by interpreting and obeying the dreams that came to him while sleeping in the god's sacred precinct; he later recorded this experience in a series of discourses titled Sacred Tales (Hieroi Logoi). In his later life, Aristides resumed his career as an orator, achieving such notable success that Philostratus would declare that "Aristides was of all the sophists most deeply versed in his art."
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