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- proper noun An ancient
city that was located inCommagene near the banks of theEuphrates .
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One of the funniest ancient satires is by Lucian of Samosata, a second-century essayist who in one clever piece of writing sends up a Greek mystic known as Alexander of Abonoteichus.
Five Best: Religious Cults In Antiquity Mary Beard 2011
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He said that the earliest known Moon voyage in written history is by the satirist Lucian of Samosata of the second century A.D.
Sunday Reading 2009
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Personal Information for Theresa Goell Jewish Women's Archive 2010
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When the emperor came and was unable to cross by the bridge, he went by and found a ford which he safely traversed - an unexpected feat in the month of March - and so reached Samosata.
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Later writers, such as Lucian of Samosata and Eusebius, speak of the practice of masquerading in the worship of Astarte.
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As early as the 2nd century, Lucian of Samosata was writing about a ship being sucked into a waterspout and left on the moon.
Thinking "Once in a Blue Moon" Johnny Pez 2009
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Archive 2008-05-01 Jan 2008
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Goell became the Director of Excavations at Samosata, the city of Antiochus I of Commagene.
Women in Archaeology: Theresa Goell Jan 2008
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Lucien of Samosata was Greek satirist commented on the ancient Jesus phenomenon without mentioning his name.
Fighting Among Us, Will Not Defeat The Hun! As to The Flood... 2007
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