Apuleio

The Profile

2nd-century Roman prose writer from Madaurus (Numidia), author of The Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass) and other rhetorical and philosophical works.

Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (commonly Apuleius) was active in the 2nd century AD; surviving works include the Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), the Apologia, the Florida and De Deo Socratis. He was born in Madaurus (modern-day Algeria) and wrote in Latin.

The single DeBaser review by Darius presents Apuleius as a major late-Roman author and situates The Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass) as a key ancient novel. The review outlines the plot (Lucius transformed into a donkey, rescue by Isis) and highlights embedded tales such as Cupid and Psyche. It emphasizes themes of religious change in the Roman Empire and the rise of oriental cults versus traditional paganism.