Rhetorician and satirist from the ancient city of Samosata, Syria. He wrote his works in ancient Greek, although it was not his native tongue.
Lucian of Samosata
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2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician
| Born | ca. 125 AD |
| Died | ca. 180 AD |
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Lucian of Samosata
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2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician
| Born | ca. 125 AD |
| Died | ca. 180 AD |
ID Numbers
- OLID: OL44109A
- GoodReads: 305177
- ISNI: 0000000355081330
- Library of Congress Names: n79073533
- LibriVox: 4971
- Project Gutenberg: 1997
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV010826
- VIAF: 100218901
- Wikidata: Q177847
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q177847
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Alternative names
- Lucian
- Λουκιανός
- Lucianus Samosatensis
- Lucian of Samosata
- Lucien
- Lucien (de Samosata)
- Samosatenus Lucianus
- Luciano de Samosata
- Luciano De Samosata
- Lucianus
- of Samosata Lucian
- Luciano Di Samosata
| August 1, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| August 23, 2019 | Edited by Camillo Pellizzari | Edited without comment. |
| August 23, 2019 | Edited by Camillo Pellizzari | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |




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