---
name: Aristides the Orator
name_greek: Ἀριστείδης ὁ ῥήτωρ
eul_aid: qwm
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/aristides-the-orator-qwm"
period: Roman
dialect: Atticizing
works_count: 57
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Aristides the Orator

*Ἀριστείδης ὁ ῥήτωρ*

**eul_aid:** `qwm` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/aristides-the-orator-qwm)

Aelius Aristides, a leading Greek orator of the Roman period. Works include orations and prose hymns. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Address to Smyrna](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-smyrna-qwm-bk) — *Προσφωνητικός Σμυρναϊκός* · `qwm-bk`
- [Advisory-Not Needing to Comedize](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-advisory-not-comedize-qwm-al) — *Συμβουλευτικὸς περὶ τοῦ μὴ δεῖν κωμῳδεῖν* · `qwm-al`
- [Against the Dancers](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-against-dancers-qwm-ba) — *Κατὰ τῶν ἐξορχουμένων* · `qwm-ba`
- [Allied A.](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-allied-qwm-by) — *Συμμαχικὸς Α.* · `qwm-by`
- [Allied B. To Thebans-the Alliance](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-alliance-thebans-qwm-aj) — *Συμμαχικὸς Β.* · `qwm-aj`
- [Asclepiads](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-asclepiads-qwm-bv) — *Ἀσκληπιάδαι* · `qwm-bv`
- [Athena](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-athena-qwm-ce) — *Ἀθηνᾶ* · `qwm-ce`
- [Birthday of Apellas](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-birthday-apellas-qwm-bb) — *Ἀπελλᾶ γενεθλιακός* · `qwm-bb`
- [Dionysus](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-dionysus-qwm-bz) — *Διόνυσος* · `qwm-bz`
- [Egyptian](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-egyptian-qwm-ca) — *Αἰγύπτιος* · `qwm-ca`
- [Eleusinian](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-eleusinian-qwm-bw) — *Ἐλευσίνιος* · `qwm-bw`
- [Embassy to Achilles](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-embassy-qwm-bc) — *Πρεσβευτικὸς πρὸς Ἀχιλλέα* · `qwm-bc`
- [encom of Rome](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-encomium-rome-qwm-bn) — *Ῥώμης ἐγκώμιον* · `qwm-bn`
- [Festival Speech in Cyzicus-the Temple](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-festival-speech-cyzicus-qwm-ad) — *Πανηγυρικὸς ἐν Κυζίκῳ περὶ τοῦ ναοῦ* · `qwm-ad`
- [Festival Speech-the Water in Pergamum](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-water-pergamum-qwm-ae) — *Πανηγυρικὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ὕδατι ἐν Περγάμῳ* · `qwm-ae`
- [Funeral OratiAlexander](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-funeral-orati-qwm-ar) — *Ἐπὶ Ἀλεξάνδρῳ ἐπιτάφιος* · `qwm-ar`
- [Funeral Oration for Eteoneus](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-funeral-eteoneus-qwm-aq) — *εἰς Ἐτεωνέα ἐπικήδειος* · `qwm-aq`
- [Heracles](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-herakles-qwm-cb) — *Ἰσθμικὸς εἰς Ποσειδῶνα* · `qwm-cb`
- [In Favor of Peace with the Athenians](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-peace-athenians-qwm-ak) — *Ὑπὲρ τῆς πρὸς Ἀθηναίους εἰρήνης* · `qwm-ak`
- [In Favor of Peace with the Lacedaemonians](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-peace-lacedaemonians-qwm-ac) — *Ὑπὲρ τῆς πρὸς Λακεδαιμονίους εἰρήνης* · `qwm-ac`
- [Isthmian to Poseidon](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-isthmian-poseidon-qwm-ay) — *Ἰσθμικὸς εἰς Ποσειδῶνα* · `qwm-ay`
- [Letter-Smyrna](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-letter-smyrna-qwm-bo) — *Ἐπιστολὴ περὶ Σμύρνης* · `qwm-bo`
- [Leuctrian A. In Favor of Lacedaemonians First](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leuctrian-lacedaemonians-qwm-ab) — *Λευκτρικὸς Α.* · `qwm-ab`
- [Leuctrian B. In Favor of Thebans First](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leuctrian-b-thebans-first-qwm-ah) — *Λευκτρικὸς Β.* · `qwm-ah`
- [Leuctrian C. In Favor of Lacedaemonians Second](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leuctrian-favor-lacedaemonians-qwm-aa) — *Λευκτρικὸς Γ.* · `qwm-aa`
- [Leuctrian D. In Favor of Thebans Second](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leuctrian-favor-thebans-qwm-ag) — *Λευκτρικὸς Δ.* · `qwm-ag`
- [Leuctrian E. In Favor of Helping Neither](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leuctrian-helping-neither-qwm-af) — *Λευκτρικὸς Ε.* · `qwm-af`
- [Monody-Smyrna](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-monody-smyrna-qwm-bp) — *Μονῳδία ἐπὶ Σμύρνῃ* · `qwm-bp`
- [On Concord in the Cities](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-concord-cities-qwm-av) — *Περὶ ὁμονοίας ταῖς πόλεσιν* · `qwm-av`
- [On Political Discourse](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-political-discourse-qwm-ax) — *Περὶ πολιτικοῦ λόγου* · `qwm-ax`
- [On Sending Aid to Those in Sicily](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-aid-sicily-qwm-an) — *Περὶ τοῦ πέμπειν βοήθειαν τοῖς ἐν Σικελίᾳ* · `qwm-an`
- [On the Paraphrase](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-paraphrase-qwm-bl) — *Περὶ τοῦ παραφθέγματος* · `qwm-bl`
- [Palinode-Smyrna and Its Rebuilding](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-palinode-smyrna-qwm-ai) — *Παλινῳδία ἐπὶ Σμύρνῃ καὶ τῷ ταύτης ἀνοικισμῷ* · `qwm-ai`
- [Panathenaic](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-panathenaic-qwm-bt) — *Παναθηναϊκός* · `qwm-bt`
- [Poetic Fragments](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-poetic-fragments-qwm-bq) — *Ποιητικὰ Ἀποσπάσματα* · `qwm-bq`
- [Political Speech for Smyrna](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-smyrna-speech-qwm-as) — *Σμυρναϊκὸς πολιτικός* · `qwm-as`
- [Rhodian](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-rhodes-qwm-cc) — *Ῥοδιακός* · `qwm-cc`
- [Sacred Words Fifth](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-bg) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι πέμπτος* · `qwm-bg`
- [Sacred Words First](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-bh) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι πρῶτος* · `qwm-bh`
- [Sacred Words Fourth](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-bd) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι τέταρτος* · `qwm-bd`
- [Sacred Words Second](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-be) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι δεύτερος* · `qwm-be`
- [Sacred Words Sixth](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-bi) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι ἕκτος* · `qwm-bi`
- [Sacred Words Third](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-sacred-words-qwm-bj) — *Ἱεροὶ λόγοι τρίτος* · `qwm-bj`
- [Speech to Asclepius](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-asclepius-qwm-bf) — *Λαλιὰ εἰς Ἀσκληπιόν* · `qwm-bf`
- [To Capitolinus](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-capitolinus-qwm-bs) — *Πρὸς Καπίτωνα* · `qwm-bs`
- [To Demosthenes-Exemption](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-demosthenes-exemption-qwm-at) — *Πρὸς Δημοσθένη περὶ ἀτελείας* · `qwm-at`
- [To Leptines in Favor of Exemption](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-leptines-exemption-qwm-ao) — *Πρὸς Λεπτίνην ὑπὲρ ἀτελείας* · `qwm-ao`
- [To Plato in Favor of the Four](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-four-qwm-ap) — *Πρὸς Πλάτωνα ὑπὲρ τῶν τεττάρων* · `qwm-ap`
- [To Plato-Rhetoric](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-plato-rhetoric-qwm-az) — *Πρὸς Πλάτωνα περὶ ῥητορικῆς* · `qwm-az`
- [To Serapis](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-serapis-qwm-bx) — *Εἰς τὸν Σάραπιν* · `qwm-bx`
- [To the Aegean Sea](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-aegean-sea-qwm-bm) — *Εἰς τὸ Αἰγαῖον πέλαγος* · `qwm-bm`
- [To the King](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-king-qwm-bu) — *Εἰς βασιλέα* · `qwm-bu`
- [To the Opposite](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-opposite-qwm-br) — *Εἰς τὸ ἐναντίον* · `qwm-br`
- [To the Rhodians-Concord](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-rhodians-concord-qwm-au) — *Ῥοδίοις περὶ ὁμονοίας* · `qwm-au`
- [To the Well of Asclepius](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-well-asclepius-qwm-aw) — *Εἰς τὸ φρέαρ τοῦ Ἀσκληπιοῦ* · `qwm-aw`
- [To Those Accusing of Not Practicing](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-accusing-not-practicing-qwm-am) — *Πρὸς τοὺς αἰτιωμένους ὅτι μὴ μελετῴη* · `qwm-am`
- [To Zeus](https://eulogikon.org/works/aristides-orator-zeus-qwm-cd) — *Εἰς Δία* · `qwm-cd`

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