What is Lucian?
[[File:Lucianus.jpg|thumb|Fictional portrait of Lucian]] '''Lucian of Samosata''' was a Syrian writer. He wrote [[satire]]s and [[Rhetoric|speeches]] in [[Ancient Greek|Attic Greek]] language. He made jokes about [[superstition]], belief in the paranormal. All the information about his biography has come down to us completely from his works.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-USEAAAQBAJ&q=Lucian%27s+life+comes+from+his+own+writings&pg=PA107|title=Empire of the Romans: From Julius Caesar to Justinian: Six Hundred Years of Peace and War, Volume II: Select Anthology|last=Matthews|first=John|date=2021-02-01|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-4443-3458-6|language=en}}</ref> His most important book is ''[[A True Story]]''. Some people say it is the earliest work of [[science fiction]]. ==Related pages== *[[Frankenstein]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Syrian writers]] [[Category:Ancient Greek writers]]