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Among those who have been teaching Europe to laugh and ridicule, to imagine and doubt for centuries, Lucian of Samosata (c. 120 - after 180) is at the forefront. Who knows whether Thomas More would have written Utopia and Jonathan Swift would have written Gulliver's Travels if they had not been inspired by Lucian's True History. Antiquity has left almost no mention of the life of this author (except for scanty and completely unreliable autobiographical evidence), but it has perfectly preserved his stories and dialogues, which are characterised by a sharp mind, amazing erudition, lively and tireless imagination, inspired by the kinetic impulse. In addition to the True History, perhaps Lucian's most famous work, the edition includes dialogues that significantly complement the writer's portrait: The Twice Accused and The Freeloader.