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 |
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Greek Satire, Greek Dialogues, Translations into English, Translations into German, Early works to 1800, Greek literature, Lucian, of samosata, Translations into French, Greek literature, history and criticism, Religion, Translations from Greek, Translations into Italian, Criticism and interpretation, Cults, Greek language materials, Imaginary Voyages, Satire, Greek, Satire, greek, Ancient Philosophy, Early works to 1900, German literature, Greek drama (Comedy), Prose literature, Classical literature, Conduct of lifeTime
20th centuryID 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
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| 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 |
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