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Apuleius

[ap-yuh-lee-uhs]

noun

  1. Lucius, a.d. 125?–180, Roman philosopher and satirist.



Apuleius

/ ˌæpjʊˈliːəs /

noun

  1. Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad , Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass

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This is funny, but Apuleius is ultimately just more material, more Bubble Wrap to pop.

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Her father was the school librarian, and she spent most of her time there with him, reading whatever she could get her hands on—poetry, Apuleius, Jules Verne, the encyclopedia.

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Nero’s three motherless sons have also chosen grandiose Roman aliases—Petronius, Lucius Apuleius, and Dionysius.

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She inspired Apuleius’s writing, Bob Dylan mentioned her name in one of his most famous songs, and many parents have used her namesake for their children.

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The ballet follows the musical libretto rather than the myth by Apuleius, and Mr. Ratmansky is wonderfully responsive to the score’s glowing, undulating tonalities.

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