Lucian of Samosata was born on 120[1] in Samosata[2]. He died on 200[3] in Athens[4]. He worked as a writer[5], satirist[6], philosopher[7], biographer[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,111 views/month, #6,706 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: A True Story[16], Dialogues of the Gods[17], Dialogues of the Dead[18], Dialogues of the Sea-Gods[19], The Mistaken Critic[20], Dialogues of the Courtesans[21], On the Syrian Goddess[22]
Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], BEIC Digital Library[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Library of the World's Best Literature[35]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Lucian of Samosata include Lucian[36].
Why It Matters
Lucian of Samosata has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
He has been cited as an influence by Voltaire[39], a philosopher[40], 1694–1778[41], of France[42], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[43], specialised in philosophy[44] and Machado de Assis[45], a writer[46], 1839–1908[47], of Brazil[48], awarded the Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose[49].
Works attributed to him include A True Story[50], a literary work[51], founded in 0166[52]; Dialogues of the Gods[53], a literary work[54]; Passing of Peregrinus[55], a literary work[56], founded in 0169[57]; On the Syrian Goddess[58], a literary work[59]; Dialogues of the Dead[60], a literary work[61], founded in 0160[62]; and How to write history[63], a literary work[64], founded in 0165[65]. Entities named for him include Lucian[36].
FAQs
Where was Lucian of Samosata born?
Lucian of Samosata's place of birth was Samosata[2].
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