Herodes Atticus


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Herodes Atticus

(Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes) (hĭrō`dāz ăt`ĭkəs), c.101–c.177, Greek Sophist, rhetorician, and patron of learning, b. Marathon. A great public benefactor, he used his fortune to adorn Athens and other Greek cities. One speech, doubtfully attributed to him, is extant. The name also appears as Atticus Herodes.
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It's been reported that a number of historical sites, such as the Odeon of Herodes Atticus theatre in Athens, ban high heels and stilettos to prevent damage (many visitors recommend wearing sturdy footwear anyway).
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The Romans added the Odeion of Herodes Atticus around AD 160.
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In AD 160 Regilla, the wife of the rich and influential Greek sophist Herodes Atticus, died from a beating inflicted by her husband's freedman.
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along the Lechaeum Road near the propylaea and in the area of the West Shops." Wiseman too offers support for his claim: "On the 'miserable huts': see Fritz Sage Darrow, The History of Corinth from Mummius to Herodes Atticus, unpublished Ph.D.
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In the background you can see the Odeon Herodes Atticus in Greece.
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Among them is the 5,000-seater Roman theatre of Herodes Atticus, built in the year 161 and still being used for open-air concerts.
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