About Heliodorus of Emesa
Heliodorus of Emesa was a writer.
A manuscript of the Aethiopica (Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Gr. 410, fol. 94v) Heliodorus Emesenus or Heliodorus of Emesa is the author of the ancient Greek novel called the Aethiopica or Theagenes and Chariclea , which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD.
Identification He identifies himself at the end of his work as
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Who was Heliodorus of Emesa?
3rd/4th century Greco-Roman writer
When was Heliodorus of Emesa born?
Heliodorus of Emesa was born in Emesa.
What was Heliodorus of Emesa's occupation?
Heliodorus of Emesa was a writer.
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