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Also known as Lucius Vibullius Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes

Greek sophist and Roman senator (101–177)

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Herodes Atticus (102–177) was an Ancient Roman citizen who served as a politician, rhetorician, military personnel, and philosopher. He was associated with the Second Sophistic movement and resided in Attica. His full name in the native language was Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes. He was born and died in Marathon.

Atticus held the positions of Roman consul and eponymous archon. He was the son of Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes and the father of Atticus Bradua. His spouse was Appia Annia Regilla. He studied under Favorinus and taught students including Aelius Aristides, Adrianus of Tyre, and Marcus Aurelius. He spoke and wrote in Ancient Greek.

His significant place is Classical Athens. He is described in sources such as Pauly–Wissowa and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. His works include *Oratorum graecorum*, *Peri politeias*, and *Herodis Attici Quae Supersunt*.

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  • Oratorum graecorum
  • Peri politeias
  • Herodis Attici Quae Supersunt
  • (Herodou) Peri politeias
  • <Hērōdou> Peri politeias

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Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1968-01-16
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Key facts

Born
Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes , 101 , Marathon, Greece
Died
177 (aged 75 – 76) , Marathon, Greece
Occupations
Imperial magistrate, engineering and architectural consultant
Employer s
Senate and people of Rome
Organization
Imperial administration
Criminal charges
First-degree murder of his wife
Criminal status
Exonerated by emperor Marcus Aurelius

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Encyclopedic overview

Herodes Atticus (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδης; AD 101–177) was an Athenian rhetorician, as well as a Roman senator. A great philanthropic magnate, he and his wife Appia Annia Regilla, for whose murder he was potentially responsible, commissioned many Athenian public works, several of which stand to the present day. He was one of the best-known figures of the Antonine Period, and taught rhetoric to the Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, and was advanced to the consulship in 143. His full name as a Roman citizen was Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes.

According to Philostratus, Herodes Atticus, in possession of the best education that money could buy, was a notable proponent of the Second Sophistic. Having gone through the cursus honorum of civil posts, he demonstrated a talent for civil engineering, especially the design and construction of water-supply systems; the Nymphaeum at Olympia was therefore one of his dearest projects. His villa (or palace) in the Pelopponese also involved a major aqueduct.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Herodes Atticus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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