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AELIAN (CLAUDIUS AELIANUS) , Roman author and teacher of rhetoric , born at Praeneste, flourished under Septimius Severus and probably outlived Elagabalus (d. 222). He spoke Greek so perfectly that he was called " honey-tongued " (zeXiyXom-cos); although a Roman he preferred Greek authors, and wrote in Greek himself. His chief
life
Jacobs , 1832); Various Historyfor the most part
Alciphron
Editio princeps of complete works by Gesner, 1556; Hercher, 1864-1866. English
translation
Stanley
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