Apuleius
Philosopher, Author
0125 – 0180
Who was Apuleius?
Apuleius was a Latin-language prose writer. He was a Numidian Berber and lived under the Roman Empire. He was from Madaurus. He studied Platonist philosophy in Athens; travelled to Italy, Asia Minor and Egypt; and was an initiate in several cults or mysteries. The most famous incident in his life was when he was accused of using magic to gain the attentions of a wealthy widow. He declaimed and then distributed a witty tour de force in his own defense before the proconsul and a court of magistrates convened in Sabratha, near ancient Tripoli, Libya. This is known as the Apologia.
His most famous work is his bawdy picaresque novel, the Metamorphoses, otherwise known as The Golden Ass. It is the only Latin novel that has survived in its entirety. It relates the ludicrous adventures of one Lucius, who experiments with magic and is accidentally turned into a donkey.
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- Born
- 0125
M'Daourouch - Also known as
- Lucius Apuleius
- Ethnicity
- Numidian
- Berber people
- Profession
- Died
- 0180
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on July 23, 2013
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