Aelius Aristides and The Sacred Tales

Table of Contents Preface I Early Life 118 A.D.-143 A.D. II Crisis and Conversion to Asclepius 144 A.D.-145 A.D. III The Cathedra 145 A.D.-147 A.D. IV Gradual Recovery 147 A.D.-156 A.D. V Active Career, Decline, and Death 161 A.D.- 180 A.D. Appendix A The Composition of the Sacred Tales Appendix B The Proconsular Fasti of Africa and Asia (138-180 A. D.) Appendix C The Tradition of the Aristides Vitae VI Eclectic Polytheism VII Disease and Medicine VIII The Interpretation of Dreams in Antiquity Appendix D Comparison of the Interpretation of Dream Symbols in Artemidorus and Aristides Translation of and Textual Notes to the Sacred Tales Abbreviations and Bibliography Addenda