Lucian, the renowned rhetorician and writer, who "made mockery his profession," as they wrote about him, was born in Samosata of Commagene in 120 AD.

He learned Greek not in his mother's embrace, but at school, through books. However, this did not prevent him from becoming an excellent orator and maintaining a balance in his speech between pure language and vulgarity.

His extraordinarily attractive linguistic style, his wit, and his unparalleled spirit of mockery make him still immensely popular today, just as he was during the days of the Antonines.

Through his works, he offers us a refreshing picture of his era, viewed most often through a relentlessly satirical lens, while also serving as an important source for certain aspects of life in the 2nd century.

Above all, however, he continues to show us the way to the true essence of Greek education, beyond any excess and triviality.