Lucian - Balaneion
Substantial extract from an enthusiastic description of a bathhouse, attributed to Lucian.
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Lucian - The Ignorant Book Collector
Two sentences from a scathing diatribe against a wealthy man who loves to buy rare and expensive books he can't understand, yet won't let others read them. A quote from a play by Dionysius sets up the lesson Lucian hopes to get across.
