Lucian of Samosata is far more than a Greek satirist. He represents one of the earliest global voices from the Syriac–Aramaic world, navigating multiple linguistic and cultural spheres with insight and creativity. Restoring him to his proper historical and cultural context corrects longstanding misconceptions and reinforces a richer understanding of ancient intellectual history.I have Lucian's De Dea Syria on my bookshelf, but I didn't realize how many surviving works he left us. They are all in Greek now, but some many have been composed in Aramaic.
This new Syriac Press has been publishing some good articles on the history of Syriac and Aramaic.
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