Heliodorus of Athens

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Heliodorus of Athens (Greek: Ἡλιόδωρος), also known as Heliodorus Periegeta (Greek: Περιηγητής), was an ancient Greek writer and historian known for authoring a fifteen-book work on the antiquities of the Acropolis of Athens, around 150 BCE.[1][2][3][4][5]

Heliodorus was most likely was from Attica, and likely lived after the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes[2][6]

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