1. 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.
10 Facts About Aelius Aristides
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Aelius Aristides was probably born at Hadriani in rural area of Mysia.
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Aelius Aristides first studied under Alexander of Cotyaeum at Smyrna, then traveled to various cities to learn from the foremost sophists of the day, including studies in Athens and Alexandria.
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Aelius Aristides took pupils, the most famous being the sophist Damianus.
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In 165 AD, Aelius Aristides contracted the so-called Antonine Plague that ravaged the Roman Empire.
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Aelius Aristides survived, but became less active and renewed his devotion to Asclepius.
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Aelius Aristides spent his last years in seclusion at his country estates in Mysia, dying in 181 AD.
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The complete works of Aristides were translated into English by Charles A Behr and published in two volumes, in 1981 and 1986.
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The Latin translation of Aelius Aristides was made by Willem Canter, who reordered the speeches.
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In 1761 he published a very acute set of notes and comments on Aelius Aristides and made a compilation of scholia.