Herodes Atticus place of birth Marathon
Life
Herodes Atticus was born in Marathon, Greece, and spent his childhood years between Greece and Italy. According to Juvenal he received an education in rhetoric and philosophy from many of the best teachers from both Greek and Roman culture. Throughout his life, however, Herodes Atticus remained entirely Greek in his cultural outlook.He was a student of Favorinus, and inherited Favorinus' library. Like Favorinus, he was a harsh critic of Stoicism.
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