Lucius of Patras depicted with donkey ears

Lucius of Patras depicted with donkey ears. Lucius was an ancient Greek philosopher and author of Lucius or Metamorphoses, 2nd century BC. The work was later plagiarized as The Golden Ass by Lucian, Apuleius and Machiavelli. From a carnelian gem. Lucio. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century 2nd Century Bc Ancient Greek Apuleius Carnelian Gem Classical Mythology Etienne Picart Filososi Fool Giovanni Angelo Canini Greek Myth Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Lucian Lucio Lucius Machiavelli Metamorphoses Orator Plagiarism Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Regi Roman Myth

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