Melito of Sardis — ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ
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Melito of Sardis; Meliton the Philosopher; ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ; Melito of Sardis; Melito; Bischof Meliton von Sardes; Melito of Sardis
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/631
identifier: http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/SRP|person_631
identifier: http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=M&sK=Melito&sT=keywords
Meliton is the presumed author of a short ‘Oration (memrā) before Antoninus Caesar’, preserved in ms. Brit. Libr. Add 14,658, the same ms. which also is our sole witness for the ‘Book of the laws of the countries’ associated with Bardaiṣan and for the ‘Letter of Mara bar Serapion’.
floruit: 2nd or 3rd cent.
state: Philosopher
state: Author
L. Van Rompay Meliton the Philosopher The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 284-285
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Melito
Baumstark, Geschichte der syrischen Literatur mit Ausschluß der christlich-palästinensischen Texte 27