# Apuleius

> The only complete Latin novel that survived antiquity is about a man who uses magic, gets turned into a donkey, and has to beg a goddess to fix it. Apuleius wrote it in the 2nd century, and also had to stand trial for allegedly using actual magic to seduce a rich widow.

*2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/apuleius

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 125
- **Died:** 170
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Apuleius was born around 124 in the Berber city of Madauros in the Roman province of Numidia. He studied Platonism in Athens, traveled through Italy, Asia Minor, and Egypt, and was initiated into several mystery cults. The most dramatic episode of his life came when he was accused of using magic to win the attention and fortune of a wealthy widow; he defended himself before the proconsul and magistrates in Sabratha and later published the speech as the Apologia. His bawdy picaresque novel the Metamorphoses — also called The Golden Ass — is the only ancient Latin novel to survive intact. It follows Lucius, who experiments with magic, accidentally transforms into a donkey, endures a string of misadventures, and is finally restored to human form by the goddess Isis.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 69.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 14.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 52.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3694694/ (@nm3694694)

## Topics
#Writers, #Writer / Author, #Literature, #Philosophy, #Fiction, #Poetry, #Medicine, #Law

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170512)
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- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Apuleius)
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- [Luci Apuleu](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luci_Apuleu)
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- [Apuleius](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius)
- [Απουλήιος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AE%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [Apuleo](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleo)
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- [Apuleius](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius)
- [Apuleio](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleio)
- [Apuleyu](https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleyu)
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