Lucian
Author of True History
About the Author
Lucian, the wit and satirist, was a brilliant Greek writer in the time of the Roman Empire. He was born in Samosata, Syria. He traveled and lectured in Italy, Asia Minor, and Gaul; and in later life, held a government position in Egypt. Of nearly 80 works, the most important and characteristic are show more his essays written in dialogue form. "Dialogues of the Gods," which satirizes mythology; "Dialogues of the Dead," which are expositions of human vanity; and "The Sale of Lives," which satirizes various schools of philosophy. He is a good critical source for ancient art and for information about his literary contemporaries. "The True History," a nonsense fantasy and parody of adventure stories, influenced Rabelais, Swift 1), and Voltaire. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Speculative rendering of Lucian by the British engraver, William Faithorne (1616–1691)
Works by Lucian
Dialogues of the Dead; Dialogues of the Sea-Gods; Dialogues of the Gods; Dialogues of the Courtesans (1961) 108 copies
Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Vol I 22 copies
Cataplus (Greek) 20 copies
Deorum concilium (Greek) 19 copies
Luciani Samosatensis Opera 15 copies
Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Vol III 14 copies
Electrum (Greek) 13 copies
Macrobii (Greek) 13 copies
Gallus (Greek) 13 copies
Demonax (Greek) 13 copies
De Syria dea (Greek) 13 copies
Contemplantes (Greek) 13 copies
Fugitivi (Greek) 13 copies
De saltatione (Greek) 13 copies
Lexiphanes (Greek) 13 copies
Eunuchus (Greek) 13 copies
De astrologia (Greek) 13 copies
Nigrinus (Greek) 12 copies
Patriae Encomium (Greek) 12 copies
Abdicatus (Greek) 12 copies
De luctu (Greek) 11 copies
Muscae Encomium (Greek) 11 copies
Necyomantia (Greek) 11 copies
Anacharsis (Greek) 11 copies
Dearum judicium (Greek) 11 copies
Phalaris (Greek) 11 copies
Imagines (Greek) 11 copies
Hercules (Greek) 11 copies
Hippias (Greek) 11 copies
Juppiter trageodeus (Greek) 11 copies
De Domo (Greek) 11 copies
De sacrificiis (Greek) 11 copies
Calumniae non temere credundum (Greek) 11 copies
Judicium vocalium (Greek) 11 copies
Bis accusatus sive tribunalia (Greek) 11 copies
Juppiter confuatus (Greek) 11 copies
Pseudologista (Greek) 10 copies
Prometheus (Greek) 10 copies
Pro imaginibus (Greek) 10 copies
Toxaris vel amicitia (Greek) 10 copies
De mercede (Greek) 10 copies
Somnium sive vita Luciani (Greek) 10 copies
Tyrannicida (Greek) 10 copies
Bacchus (Greek) 10 copies
Timon (Greek) 10 copies
Philopsuedes sive incredulus (Greek) 9 copies
Rhetorum praeceptor (Greek) 8 copies
Piscator (Greek) 8 copies
Vitarum auctio (Greek) 8 copies
De beeldstormer van Samosata 6 copies
Lucian I 5 copies
Diálogos de tendencia cínica (Biblioteca de la literatura y el pensamiento universales ; 12) (Spanish Edition) (1976) 4 copies
Diálogos de los dioses ; Diálogos de los muertos ; Diálogos marinos ; Diálogos de las… (2018) 4 copies
Timon, ehk, Inimestevihkaja 4 copies
Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Vol II 4 copies
Valda skrifter 3 copies
Seçme Yazılar 1 3 copies
Diálogos ; Relatos verídicos 3 copies
Lucian: True History, Dialogues of the Dead, Dialogues of the Heterae and other Selected Essays (1949) 3 copies
Den narraktige boksamlaren 3 copies
Parodien und Burlesken 3 copies
Lucian's Dialogues of the Courtesans: An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and… (2015) 3 copies
Eros op sandalen 2 copies
Lucianus Vol. IV. [...] 2 copies
Lucianus Vol. III. [...] 2 copies
Lucianus Vol. II. [...] 2 copies
Lucianus Vol. I. [...] 2 copies
Lucian : selected writings 2 copies
Pravdivé výmysly 2 copies
Lucian, Prolaliai: An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and Commentary (2019) 2 copies
Dhimoprasia filosofon ; I epanerchomeni sti zoi i o psaras : ghramma ston Nighrino : Ikaromenippos i ipernefelos (1999) 2 copies
Valda skrifter. [1] 2 copies
Luciani Samosatensis opera 2 copies
Gudesamtaler 2 copies
Werke in drei Bänden 2 copies
Moroccan Silk Designs in Full Color 2 copies
UN VIAJE A LA LUNA EN EL SIGLO II- Traducido por Juan Petit-ilustrado po Antonio Tapies- firma de anterior propietario,… (1954) 2 copies
Werke : in drei Bänden Bd. 3 [...] 2 copies
Luciano di Samosata, Il negromante: LAlessandro ; traduzione, introduzione e commento di Maurizia Matteuzzi (Nuova… (1988) 2 copies
Dialogos cinicos / Cynical Dialogues (Biblioteca De Clasicos De Grecia Y Roma / Classics of Greece and Rome Library)… (2010) 2 copies
Werke : in drei Bänden Bd. 2 [...] 2 copies
Werke : in drei Bänden Bd. 1 [...] 2 copies
Obras . Vol.I 2 copies
The Select Dialogues of Lucian 2 copies
Lucians von Samosata Sämtliche Werke 2 copies
Der wahrhaftige Lügenfreund und andere fragwürdige Geschichten von Toten, Göttern und Tyrannen 1 copy
De behekste ezel 1 copy
Satire 1 copy
Eit ordskifte um idrott 1 copy
Valda skrifter. [2] 1 copy
Saturnalia (Greek) 1 copy
Podagra (Greek) 1 copy
Soleocista (Greek) 1 copy
Dialogi meretricii (Greek) 1 copy
Dialogi Marini (Greek) 1 copy
Navigium (Greek) 1 copy
Scytha (Greek) 1 copy
Hesiod (Greek) 1 copy
Harmonides (Greek) 1 copy
Apologia (Greek) 1 copy
Zeuxis (Greek) 1 copy
Herodotus (Greek) 1 copy
Dipsades (Greek) 1 copy
Phalaris (Greek) 1 copy
Extracts from Lucian 1 copy
Translations from Lucian 1 copy
Diez dialogos de Luciano de Samosata: Version yuxtalineal (Serie didactica) (Spanish Edition) (1985) 1 copy
Tre satiriska dialoger 1 copy
Timon ehk inimestevihkaja 1 copy
Luciani Samosatensis opera 1 copy
Oeuvre amoureuse 1 copy
İnsan bilimleri ve felsefe 1 copy
Choix des Dialogues de morts 1 copy
Le Songe ou le coq 1 copy
Histoire véritable 1 copy
How Natives Think 1 copy
Obres, volum I 1 copy
Избранное Пер. с древнегреч 1 copy
Scholia in Lucianum 1 copy
Opera 1 copy
Luciani Opera, gr. et lat. cum graecis scholiis ac. notis var. edidit T. Hemsterhusius (4 vols.) 1 copy
Lucian I 1 copy
Lucian's Charon 1 copy
The Works of Lucian of Samosata Complete with Exceptions Specified in the Preface Volume I of IV (2016) 1 copy
Werke [vol 2/3] 1 copy
Luciani Opuscula selecta 1 copy
Libelli 1 - 25 1 copy
Ausgewählte Schriften des Lucian. 2, Die Totengespräche. Ausgewählte… — Author — 1 copy
Excerpta quædam ex Luciani Samosatensis operibus. Per N. Kent, ... Editio quarta prioribus auctior & emendatior.… (2018) 1 copy
Lucian's Werke 1 copy
Luciani Menippus et Timon 1 copy
Lucian's True history 1 copy
Historia verdadera Prometeo o el Cáucaso Timón o el misántropo. Diálogo de las hetairas (1974) 1 copy
The Dialogues 1 copy
Zeus confundido 1 copy
Obras II ( 2002 ) 1 copy
Obras IV ( 2002 ) 1 copy
O Falso Profeta 1 copy
Obras 1 copy
Dialoghi. Volume primo 1 copy
Lucien 1 copy
Lucian, Volume 2 1 copy
Dialoghi e epigrammi, II 1 copy
Dialoghi. Volume secondo 1 copy
Dialoghi e epigrammi, I 1 copy
Dialoghi. Volume terzo 1 copy
Lucian (Vol. 1 of 8) 1 copy
Lucian's The Dreame Or, The Cocke Translated From Greek Into English By Mr. Francis Hickes 1634 Together With The… (1932) 1 copy
Избранное 1 copy
Diálogo de los letrados vendibles y Tratado sobre émulos y calumniadores (ed. de J.Ignacio Díez)… 1 copy
Obras. Vol. VI. Timón o El Misántropo. Contra el ignorante que compraba muchos libros ... y otros… (2004) 1 copy
Lucian (Volume V) 1 copy
Lucian (Vol. 3 of 8) 1 copy
Selected Satires Of Lucian 1 copy
Lucian's Select Dialogues 1 copy
Lucian (Vol. 2 of 7) 1 copy
Luciani De Sacrificiis 1 copy
Lucians Werke [1] Lucian I 1 copy
Lucian's Zeus the Tragedian: An Intermediate Greek Reader: Greek Text with Running Vocabulary and Commentary (2017) 1 copy
Hetärengespräche 1 copy
Timone - Icaromenippo 1 copy
A Selection From Lucian's Dialogues: With A Literal Interlinear Translation, On The Plan Recommended By Mr. Lock… (2010) 1 copy
Diálogos dos Deuses 1 copy
Voyage en terres imaginaires 1 copy
The True History 1 copy
Associated Works
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Griekse varia bloemlezing uit de werken van een vijftiental Griekse dichters en prozaschrijvers (1956) — Contributor — 6 copies
Early Science Fiction Tales 1: The Earliest SF Stories Ever: 51BC - 1638AD (2012) — Contributor — 3 copies
FANTASY CLASSICS (4) Four: Ancient Sorceries; The Vanguard of Venus; A Hand from the Deep; Dialogue with the Dead (1973) — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Lucian
- Legal name
- Lucian of Samosata
Λουκιανός - Other names
- Lucianos
Lucianus van Samosata - Birthdate
- 0120 c.
- Date of death
- 180 (after)
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Roman Empire
- Birthplace
- Samosata, Commagene, Syria (birth ∙ now Samsat ∙ Turkey)
- Place of death
- Athen, Griechenland
- Places of residence
- Samosata, Commagene, Syria (birth|now Samsat, Turkey)
Athens (death|now Greece) - Occupations
- essayist
poet
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