Author: Lucian of Samosata
Alternate 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
Title: of Samosata.
Born: ca. 125 AD
Died: ca. 180 AD
Bio: Rhetorician and satirist from the ancient city of Samosata, Syria. He wrote his works in ancient Greek, although it was not his native tongue.