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    Lucian's "True History". Its Credible Parts Interpreted
    Lucian's "True History". Its Credible Parts Interpreted
    Lucian's "True History". Its Credible Parts Interpreted
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    Lucian's "True History". Its Credible Parts Interpreted

    By Dirk Bontes

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    Lucianus of Samosata lived in the second century A.D. He wrote many texts in Greek, of which more than eighty are still extant. One of these texts is his "True History", his "monument of lies". In it he asserts: "One thing I confidently pronounce for a truth, that I lie". But does he lie? For if he does, his assertion must be a lie and consequently he must be telling the truth... "True history" consists of two books. This analysis of these books concludes that they describe a voyage made to the Moon and further into deep space in Far Antiquity. This voyage in the author's opinion is credible and his interpretation reveals quite a bit about the space technology, and extraterrestrial civilization of the pagan gods, an earlier human species.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDirk Bontes
    Release dateJul 5, 2015
    ISBN9781310660757
    Lucian's "True History". Its Credible Parts Interpreted
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    Dirk Bontes

    Won some short story contests. Runs another. All Scifi / Fantasy / Horror. Has written some uncompleted science books. Has translated and interpreted Aeneid VI: Aeneid Liber Sextus.

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      Prachtige staaltje van satire vol fantasie en absurde humor. Veronderstelde veel cultuurhistorische voorkennis. Al bij al toch smaakvol. Enorme nawerking : Moby Dick, Utopia, Gullivers Travels enzovoort.
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      Prachtige staaltje van satire vol fantasie en absurde humor. Veronderstelde veel cultuurhistorische voorkennis. Al bij al toch smaakvol. Enorme nawerking : Moby Dick, Utopia, Gullivers Travels enzovoort.

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