Lucian of Samosata (125–c.180) was a Greek satirist of Syrian or Assyrian extraction, and True History is perhaps his most well-known tale. In this tale, the protagonist...

Lucian of Samosata was born around 125 AD in Samosata in Roman Commagene, or ancient Armenia. The Mimes of the Courtesans features a series of dialogues between two courtesans or...

Epictetus ( Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. AD 50 – 135) was a Greek-speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at...