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Herodes Atticus
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Greek sophist and Roman senator (101–177)
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Herodes Atticus was a male citizen of Ancient Rome who lived in Attica. He worked as a politician, rhetorician, military personnel, and philosopher. Associated with the Second Sophistic movement, he spoke and wrote Ancient Greek. His full name in his native language was Λούκιος Βιβούλλιος Ίππαρχος Τιβέριος Κλαύδιος Αττικός Ηρώδης, Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes. He was the son of Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes and the father of Atticus Bradua. He was married to Appia Annia Regilla.
Born and dying in Marathon, he held the positions of Roman consul and eponymous archon. He studied under Favorinus and taught students including Aelius Aristides, Adrianus of Tyre, and Marcus Aurelius. His notable works include Oratorum graecorum, Peri politeias, and Herodis Attici Quae Supersunt. He is described by sources such as the Pauly–Wissowa and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Classical Athens is listed as a significant place in his life.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Oratorum graecorum
- Peri politeias
- Herodis Attici Quae Supersunt
- (Herodou) Peri politeias
- <Hērōdou> Peri politeias
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Marathon
- Place of death
- Marathon
- Spouse
- Appia Annia Regilla
- Child
- Atticus Bradua
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- eponymous archon
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Favorinus
- Movement
- Second Sophistic
- Image
- Herodes Atticus Louvre Ma1164 n2.jpg
- Residence
- Attica
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- Commons category
- Herodes Atticus
- date of birth
- 0102-00-00
- date of death
- 0177-00-00
- student
- Marcus Aurelius
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes
- significant place
- Classical Athens
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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.
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