Lucian's True History: A novel written in the second century AD by Lucian of Samosata a Greek-speaking author of Assyrian descent and a satire of ... ...see more

A True History (Ancient Greek: Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα Alēthē diēgēmata; Latin: Vera Historia or Latin: Verae Historiae) is a novel written in the second century AD by Lucian of Samosata a Greek-speaking author of Assyrian descent. The novel is a satire of outlandish tales that had been reported in ancient sources particularly those that presented fantastic or mythical events as if they were true. It is Lucians best-known work.It is the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space ali...See More