Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes

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Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes († approx. 137) was a Roman senator of the 2nd century AD.

Herod was the son of Tiberius Claudius Hipparchus, whose goods were confiscated by Emperor Domitian . His son was the orator and patron Herodes Atticus . Allegedly having become rich through a treasure trove, he was accepted into the senatorial rank by Emperor Hadrian and in 133 he held the consulate consulate .

As Patronomos of Sparta , Herod and six colleagues supervised the agoge . He was also high priest of the emperor in Athens , probably between 97 and 102. In the Dionysostheater his name - or that of his son - is on a seat of honor. Numerous statues and monuments were erected to him.

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  1. Flavius ​​Philostratus , Lives of the Sophists 2,1,2.
  2. ^ Werner Eck , Paul Holder, Andreas Pangerl in: A diploma for the army of Britain in 132 and Hadrian's return to Rome from the East . In: Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 174 (2010), pp. 194f.
  3. IG III 1, 675: "Council and people the consul Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes from Marathon, Euergetes (benefactor).", According to www.theatrum.de