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Lucian of Samosata

Rhetorician and satirist from the ancient city of Samosata, Syria. He wrote his works in ancient Greek, although it was not his native tongue.

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2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Born ca. 125 AD
Died ca. 180 AD

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  • Cover of: Luciani Opera

    First published in 1972 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Luciani Somnium, Charon, Piscator, et De luctu: with English notes

    Cover of edition lucianisomniumch00lucirich First published in 1880 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Timon of Lucian: Fritzsche's text

    Cover of edition timonlucianfrit00lucigoog First published in 1896 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Luciani Samosatensis libellus qui inscribitur Peri tys peregrinou teleutes.: Recensuit Lionello Levi, quinque Vaticanae Bibliothecae codicibus unoque Marciano nunc primum inspectis.

    First published in 1892 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lucian of Samosata.: From the Greek. With the comments and illustrations of Wieland and others. By William Tooke.

    First published in 1820 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lucian's dialogues, namely, the dialogues of the gods, of the sea-gods, and of the dead: Zeus the tragedian, the ferry-boat, etc. Translated with notes and a preliminary memoir by Howard Williams.

    First published in 1888 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Selections from Lucian

    First published in 1882 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera, graeca et latine: post Tiberium Hemsterhusium et Joh. Fredericum Reitzium denuo castigata, cum varietate lectionis, scholiis graecis, adnotationibus et indicibus edidit Johannes Theophilus Lehmann.

    First published in 1822 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera, graece et latine, ad editionem Tiberii Hemsterhusii et Joannis Frederici Reitzii accurate expressa, cum varietate lectionis et annotationum.: Studiis Societatis Bipontinae.

    First published in 1789 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Loukianou Ta szomena kai pheromena.: Luciani Quae extant et quae feruntur, ad optimorum librorum lectiones emendata edidit Car. Herm Weise. Nova ed. stereotypa C. Tauchnitiana.

    First published in 1885 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Opera

    First published in 1825 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Selecti ex Luciano Dialogi quidam: una cum ejusdem libello, cui titulus Quomodo historia scribenda sit

    Cover of edition selectiexluciano00luci First published in 1819 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ausgewählte Schriften

    Cover of edition ausgewhlteschr00luci First published in 1854 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ausgewählte Schriften

    Cover of edition ausgewhlteschr01luci First published in 1865 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Syrian Goddess: (De dea Syria) ; attributed to Lucian

    Cover of edition syriangoddessded0000luci First published in 1913 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Translations from Lucian

    Cover of edition translationsfrom00luciuoft First published in 1902 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lúcián

    First published in 1910 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lucian's ausgewählte Schriften

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Morceaux choisis

    First published in 1872 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Selected Satires of Lucian (The Norton Library)

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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2nd-century Syrian satirist and rhetorician

Born ca. 125 AD
Died ca. 180 AD

Subjects

Greek Satire, Translations into English, Greek Dialogues, Criticism and interpretation, Satire, Greek, Translations into French, Ancient Philosophy, Cults, Dialogues, Greek, Early works to 1800, Greek language, Greek literature, Imaginary Voyages, Lucian, of samosata, Readers, Religion, Translations into German, Voyages, Imaginary, 11.19 ancient religions: other, 18.43 ancient Greek literature, Atargatis, Classical literature, Contes, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Cultes

Places

Hierapolis (Extinct city), Hierapolis (Syria : Extinct city), Syria

People

Lucian of Samosata, Lucian

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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
October 25, 2017 Edited by Charles Horn merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import