Atticus Herodes

Atticus, Herodes, an Athenian rhetorician, born about 104 A.D. He was chosen by Antoninus as tutor to Marcus Aurelius and L. Verus, and was also entrusted with the governorship of Greece and part of Asia. Having inherited enormous wealth from his father, he adorned Athens with splendid buildings, notably the Odeon, and restored other cities of Greece. He died in 186 A.D. One specimen of his oratory survives.