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 1 Collection or Record:
'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