Lucian

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Illustration shows a sketch of the ancient Greek writer Lucian, published in Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.

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Illustration shows a sketch of the ancient Greek writer Lucian, published in Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature.

Ancient Greek writer Lucian

About 80 prose works are attributed to Lucian but 10 of these are considered spurious.

From Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature Volume 13, edited by John Wilkes, 1815

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