Antonius Diogenes

Who is Antonius Diogenes?

Antonius Diogenes was the author of a Greek romance, whom scholars have placed in the 2nd century CE. His age was unknown even to Photius, who has preserved an outline of his romance. It consisted of twenty-four books, was written in the form of a dialogue about travels, and bore the title of The Incredible Wonders Beyond Thule. It is highly praised by Photius for its vivid narration, its clearness and the gracefulness of its descriptions.

It is usually regarded as a given, that Lucian of Samosata had Diogenes' work principally in mind when he wrote his celebrated parody, the Verae Historiae, though J.R. Morgan has more recently questioned this accepted notion on extensive comparative study of the two works.