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A famous Latin satirist and writer of fiction; lived in the 2d century, and was a native of northern Africa. Having inherited an ample fortune, he devoted himself to study and travel; attending first the schools of Carthage, then the Athenian schools of philosophy. His principal work is "Metamorphosis" or "The Golden Ass", which includes the charming epilogue of "Cupid and Pysche"; well known also is his witty "Apology", a defense against a charge of sorcery brought by the sons of a widow twice his age whom he had married.