Lucian
Lucian of Samosata was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and... Wikipedia
- Born: c. 125 AD, Samosata, Roman Syria
- Died: After 180 AD, probably Egypt, Roman Empire
- Occupation: Novelist, satirist, rhetorician
- Notable works: A True History, Dialogues of the Dead, Lover of Lies, Dialogues of the Gods, Dialogues of the Courtesans, Alexander the False Prophet, Philosophies for Sale, The Carousal, or The Lapiths
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