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Apuleius (c. 125–c. 180)
Apuleius, Lucius (ap-ū-lē’us). A famous Latin satirist, and writer of fiction; lived in the 2d century and was a native of northern Africa. Having inherited an ample fortune, he devoted himself to study and travel; attending first the schools of Carthage, then the Athenian schools of philosophy. His principal work is ‘Metamorphosis’ or ‘The Golden Ass,’ which includes the charming epilogue of ‘Cupid and Psyche’; well known also is his witty ‘Apology,’ a defense against a charge of sorcery brought by the sons of a widow twice his age whom he had married. (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).