Lucian
Lucian of Samosata was a Syrian writer. He wrote satires and speeches in Attic Greek language. He made jokes about superstition, belief in the paranormal. All the information about his biography has come down to us completely from his works.[1]
His most important book is A True Story. Some people say it is the earliest work of science fiction.
Lucian Media
Illustration from 1894 by William Strang depicting a battle scene from Book One of Lucian's novel A True Story
The Calumny of Apelles by Sandro Botticelli, based on a description of a painting by the Greek painter Apelles of Kos found in Lucian's ekphrasis On Calumny
Monument commemorating Lucian of Samosata from Nordkirchen, Germany
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References
- ↑ Matthews, John (2021-02-01). Empire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian: Six Hundred Years of Peace and War, Volume II: Select Anthology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4443-3458-6.
- ↑ Gordon 1996.
- ↑ Turner 1967.