Apuleius, c 125-170 (writer, philosopher and orator)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 0125-0190~- - 0190
Biography
Apuleius was born c. 125 at Madaurus, Numidia in the then Roman province of Africa Proconsularis. He was a novelist, philosopher and orator who wrote in Latin and Greek, but only his Latin works have been preserved. His death date is uncertain, but nothing is known of him after c. 170.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
De Deo Socratis [incomplete] by Apuleius, 12th century
Part
Identifier: MS 16/ff. 198r-203v
Contents
This section of the manuscript contains a version of Apuleius's De Deo Socratis ('On the God of Socrates'). Although this text does mention Socrates, it does so only towards the end, and is mostly concerned with Plato's ideas about the daimôn. Apuleius was writing in the 2nd century.In this manuscript, this text begins on f.198r with Prophana philosophie turba imperitorum, which is...
Dates:
12th century
'Trimogestus ad Asclepium et Hammonam et Ermium' [incomplete], also known as Asclepius, 12th century
Part
Identifier: MS 16/ff. 192r-198r
Scope and Contents
This section of the manuscript contains the Asclepius, attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, but probably by Apuleius. (Virtually all literature ascribed to the name Hermes Trismegistus is incorrectly attributed. Individual works attributed to Hermes Trismegistus are authorised under the title in Library of Congress authority files.) The text is in fact a dialogue between Hermes Trismegistus and Asclepius on cosmological and theological ideas. It is thought to...
Dates:
12th century