List of ancient novels

The following list covers so-called ancient novels , ie narrative, novel-like works by Greek and Latin authors of the ancient world . Since Byzantine literature is largely based on the ancient tradition, works by Byzantine writers are also recorded.

author	title	Original title	Time of origin
(anonymous)	Alexander novel		from 4th century
(anonymous)	Story of Apollonius, King of Tire	Historia Apollonii regis Tyri	3rd century (uncertain)
(anonymous)	Ninos novel		1st century BC Chr.
(anonymous)	Metiochus and Parthenope		2nd century ago
Achilles Tatios	Leukippe and Kleitophon	Τὰ κατὰ Λευκίππην καὶ Κλειτοφῶντα Ta kata Leukippen kai Kleitophonta	2nd century
Antonios Diogenes	Wonderful things beyond Thule	Τὰ ὑπὲρ Θούλην ἄπιστα Ta hyper Thulen apista	2nd century
Apuleius	Metamorphoses or The Golden Donkey	Metamorphoseon libri XI or Asinus aureus	circa 170
Chariton from Aphrodisias	Chaireas and Kallirrhoë	Τὰ περὶ Χαιρέαν καὶ Καλλιρρόην Ta peri Chairean kai Kallirrhoën	1st century (uncertain)
Eustathios macrembolites	Hysmine and Hysminias	Τὰ καθ 'Ὑσμίνην καὶ Ὑσμινίαν Ta kath Hysminen kai Hysminian	12th century (uncertain)
Heliodorus of Emesa	Theagenes and Charikleia	Αἰθιοπικά Aithiopika	3rd century (uncertain)
Iamblichos	Babylonian stories	Βαβυλωνιακά Babyloniaka	2nd century
Constantine Manasses	Aristander and Kalithea		12th Century
Lollianos	Phoenician stories	Φοινικικά Phoinikika	2nd century ago
Longos	Daphnis and Chloe	Δάφνιν καὶ Χλόην Daphnis kai Chloe	3rd century
Lucian of Samosata	Lukios or The Donkey	Λούκιος ἣ Ὄνος Lukios e Onos	2nd century
Nicetas Eugenianos	Drosilla and Charicles		12th Century
Flavius ​​Philostratus	Biography of Apollonios of Tyana	Τὰ ἐς τὸν Τυανέα Ἀπολλώνιον Ta es ton Tyanea Apollonion	217-238
Theodoros Prodromos	Rodanthe and Dosikles	Τὰ κατὰ Ῥοδάνθην καὶ Δοσικλέα Ta kata Rodanthen kai Dosiklea	12th Century
Petronius	Satyricon		1st century
Xenophon of Ephesus	Anthia and Habrokomes	Ἐφεσιακά Ephesiaca	2nd century

literature

• Thomas Hägg: Eros and Tyche. The novel in the ancient world. von Zabern, Mainz 1987, ISBN 3-8053-0934-1 .
• Niklas Holzberg : The ancient novel. An introduction. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf & Zurich 2001, ISBN 3-538-07115-2 .
• Karl Kerényi : The ancient novel. 1971.
• Heinrich Kuch (ed.): The ancient novel. Studies on literary communication and genre history. Publications of the Central Institute for Ancient History and Archeology of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR Vol. 19. Academy, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-05-000578-5 .
• Erwin Rohde : The Greek novel and its predecessors. 3rd, exp. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1914.