Aristeides of Miletus

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Aristeides of Miletus was a Greek writer of the late Hellenism (around 100 BC).

He wrote erotic stories with a very lascivious content, titled Milet Μιλησιακά ( Milesiaca , "Milesian stories") after their location , which are to be regarded as the first beginnings of the Greek prose novel . They were very popular in ancient times, especially among the Romans, by whom the historian Lucius Cornelius Sisenna translated them into Latin. Milesia historia became a generic term for erotic novels. The corresponding entries in the later novels of Petronius and Apuleius could go back to Aristeides. Only a few fragments of the work of Aristezides and the translation have survived.

Historical works, especially Sikelika , are also attributed to Aristeides ( FGrH 286), but the author could also be another Aristeides.

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SURNAME Aristeides of Miletus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aristides Milesius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek writer of the late Hellenism
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 2nd century BC BC or 1st century BC Chr.