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117–185 · 2nd century Greek rhetorician and author
Also known as: Ailios Aristeides, Publius Aelius Aristides, Publius Aelius Aristides Theodorus, Элий Аристид, 아일리우스 아리스티데스, アエリウス・アリステイデス
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- Discours sacrés
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