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Apuleius

Apuleius, sometimes called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, is best known forThe Golden Ass,the only Roman novel to survive in its entirety. He was born around 125 CE in Roman Africa, most likely Madauros (modern-day M’Daourouch in Algeria), to a father who was a provincial magistrate. As he came from wealth, he was able to study in both Carthage and Athens. During his education he mastered colloquial Latin. He married his friend Pontianus’s widowed mother, Pudentilla, in 155.

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The Golden Ass

Throughout both Roman and Greek ancient literature, well-renowned writers ranging from Aeschylus to Thucydides have demonstrated the major character flaws of mortals and the effects of their failings on their life and well-being. Although the...