Lucian of Samosata
Details
Birth Date ca. 125 AD
Death Date ca. 180 AD
Personal Name Lucian
Alternate Names
- Lucian
- Λουκιανός
- Lucianus Samosatensis
- Lucian of Samosata
- Lucien
Rhetorician and satirist from the ancient city of Samosata, Syria. He wrote his works in ancient Greek, although it was not his native tongue.