---
name: Callinicus of Petra
name_greek: Καλλίνικος ὁ Πετραῖος
eul_aid: ueg
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/callinicus-of-petra-ueg"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Koine
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Callinicus of Petra

*Καλλίνικος ὁ Πετραῖος*

**eul_aid:** `ueg` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/callinicus-of-petra-ueg)

Callinicus of Petra, a 3rd century CE orator. Three surviving works of oratory from Late Antiquity. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Fragments on Alexander and Persia](https://eulogikon.org/works/callinicus-petra-alexander-persia-ueg-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Περσῶν* · `ueg-ac`
- [On the Origins of Rome](https://eulogikon.org/works/callinicus-petra-origins-rome-ueg-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `ueg-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/callinicus-petra-testimonies-ueg-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `ueg-aa`

## License and provenance

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