---
name: Theocritus of Chios
name_greek: Θεόκριτος ὁ Χῖος
eul_aid: elk
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/theocritus-of-chios-elk"
period: Classical
dialect: Attic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Theocritus of Chios

*Θεόκριτος ὁ Χῖος*

**eul_aid:** `elk` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/theocritus-of-chios-elk)

Theocritus of Chios was a 4th century BCE orator. Two surviving orations are preserved. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigram Against Aristotle](https://eulogikon.org/works/theocritus-chios-against-aristotle-elk-ab) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `elk-ab`
- [Epitaph for Aristotele](https://eulogikon.org/works/theocritus-chios-epitaph-aristotele-elk-aa) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `elk-aa`

## License and provenance

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