Achilles Tatius | |
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Born | c. 100 AD Alexandria, Roman Egypt |
Died | c. 170 (aged 69–70) |
Occupation | Novelist |
Genre | Romance |
Literary movement | Second Sophistic |
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Achilles Tatius (Greek: Ἀχιλλεὺς Τάτιος, Achilleus Tatios) of Alexandria was a Roman-era Greek writer of the 2nd century AD whose fame is attached to his only surviving work, the ancient Greek novel, or romance, The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon.