Anacharsis or Athletics. Menippus or the Descent Into Hades. on Funerals. a Professor of Public Speaking. Alexander the False Prophet. Essays in Portraiture. Essays in Portraiture Defended. the Goddesse of Surrye

Lucian (C. 120 190 Ce), Apprentice Sculptor Then Travelling Rhetorician, Settled In Athens And Developed An Original Brand Of Satire. Notable For The Attic Purity And Elegance Of His Greek And For Literary Versatility, He Is Famous Chiefly For The Lively, Cynical Wit Of The Dialogues In Which He Satirizes Human Folly, Superstition, And Hypocrisy.