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    Apuleius (/ˌæpjʊˈliːəs/, APP-yuu-LEE-əs; also called Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis; c. 124 – after 170) was a Numidian Latin-language prose writer, Platonist...
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    (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles...
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    stories such as "Cupid and Psyche" from The Golden Ass, written by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis in the second century AD, and "The Pig King", an Italian fairy-tale...
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  • Walsh, P.G. (1968). "Lucius Madaurensis". Phoenix. 22 (2): 143–157. doi:10.2307/1086837. JSTOR 1086837. Apuleius Madaurensis, Lucius; trans. Lindsay, Jack...
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    as Apuleius describes it. The priests draw back curtains to reveal Lucius to a crowd of his fellow devotees. During the next three days, Lucius enjoys...
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  • Sextius Africanus, a censor of Gaul in the 1st century Lucius Apuleius Africanus Madaurensis (c. 124–c. 170 CE), a Latin-language prose writer Titus...
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    Walsh, P.G. (1968). "Lucius Madaurensis". Phoenix. 22 (2): 143–157. doi:10.2307/1086837. JSTOR 1086837. Apuleius Madaurensis, Lucius; trans. Lindsay, Jack...
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