De Chaerea et Callirhoe
Aphrodisias
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Chariton of Aphrodisias
Chariton of Aphrodisias
c. 35 CE–c. 110 CE · Aphrodisias
Chariton was a Greek novelist from Aphrodisias in Asia Minor, generally dated to the 1st or early 2nd century CE. He wrote 'Callirhoe' (also called 'Chaereas and Callirhoe'), widely regarded as the earliest surviving complete Greek novel, a romance of separated lovers reunited after travels and trials. His novel is an important early example of ancient prose fiction.
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Aphrodisias was a Greek city of Caria in southwestern Asia Minor (modern Geyre, Turkey), celebrated for its sanctuary of Aphrodite and its school of sculpture. It was the home of Chariton, author of Chaereas and Callirhoe, generally regarded as the earliest surviving Greek prose romance.
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