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Aelius Aristides and the Sacred TalesC. A. Behr

Greek Mythology and Religion

Aelius Aristides and the Sacred Tales

by C. A. Behr

A study of the second-century CE orator Aelius Aristides and his Sacred Tales, the autobiographical record of his long illness and devotion to Asclepius at Pergamon. Behr reconstructs Aristides' life and includes a translation of the Tales. A key work on personal religion in the Roman Empire.

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