Apuleius

[ ap-yuh-lee-uhs ]

noun

1. Lucius, a.d. 125?–180, Roman philosopher and satirist.

Apuleius

/ ˌæpjʊˈliːəs /

noun

1. ApuleiusLucius2nd century2nd centuryMRomanWRITING: writer Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad , Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass

Example Sentences

This is funny, but Apuleius is ultimately just more material, more Bubble Wrap to pop.

From New York Times

This story is told only by Apuleius, a Latin writer of the second century A.D.

From Literature

Two late writers, Apuleius, a Latin, and Lucian, a Greek, both of the second century A.D., make an important contribution.

From Literature

The famous story of Cupid and Psyche is told only by Apuleius, who writes very much like Ovid.

From Literature

Her father was the school librarian, and she spent most of her time there with him, reading whatever she could get her hands on—poetry, Apuleius, Jules Verne, the encyclopedia.

From The New Yorker