James E. Walters, David A. Michelson and Thomas A. Carlson, (eds.), "Melito of Sardis — ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ " in last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/631 Melito of Sardis Meliton the Philosopher ܡܝܠܝܛܘܢ Melito of Sardis Melito Bischof Meliton von Sardes Melito of Sardis http://syriaca.org/person/631 http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/SRP|person_631 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’. 2nd or 3rd cent. Philosopher 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 This author is possibly identical with the author Melito, bishop of Sardis.