Person

Apuleius

c. 124 – after 170 · 2nd century

Apuleius was a Latin writer, orator and Platonist philosopher from Madauros in Roman North Africa. His novel the Metamorphoses, also called The Golden Ass, tells of a man turned into a donkey and is the only Latin novel to survive complete. He studied at Carthage and Athens and lectured at Carthage, and his Apologia records his defence against a charge of using magic to win a rich widow.

Apuleius
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 profiles

Africa ProconsularisImpactAncient Egyptian religionSpread

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Apuleius. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/apuleius
MLA
“Apuleius.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/apuleius. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Apuleius.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/apuleius.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Apuleius’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/apuleius (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻