ABSTRACT
Apuleius, also known as Lucius Apuleius by Renaissance writers, was regarded as the narrator of Metamorphoses,1 and thus as the eponymously-named and silent ass, Lucian, from Corinth.2 He is also known by medieval writers, such as his fellow countryman, Augustine of Hippo, as Apuleius Afer, due to his North African origins. He lived in the second century of the Common Era and was probably born around the year 125. His town of origin, Madouros in Numidia, now M’daourouch in Algeria, also gave rise to his being called Apuleius the Madouran or “of Madaura” by Augustine and subsequent writers.3 In fact, aside from his own writings, the only other source of information on Apuleius is Augustine, who argues against him in several places in City of God.
