Lucian. Among the letters of Aristaenetus there are two between Lucian and Alciphron; and it has been inferred that Alciphron was a contemporary of Lucian. Editions The first edition of Alciphron's letters is that of Italian printer Aldus Manutius, in his collection of the Greek Epistolographers, Venice, 1499, 4to. This edition, however, contains only those letters which, in more modern editions, form the first two books. Seventy-two new letters were added from a Vienna and a Vatican manuscript by Stephan Bergler, in his edition (Leipzig, 1715, 8vo.) with notes and a Latin translation. These seventy-two epistles form the third book in Bergler's edition. J. A. Wagner, in his edition (Leipzig, 1798, 2 vols, 8vo.), with the notes of Bergler), added two new letters entire, and fragments of five others. One long letter, which as of the 19th century had not been published entire in English, exists in several Paris manuscripts. Editio princeps, Aldus Manutius, (44 letters) (1499) Stephan Bergler (1715) English translation by Monro and Beloe (1791) E. E. Seiler (1856) Rudolf Hercher (1873) Athenian Society 1896 Schepers (1905). Granholm (diss.; 2012) References Attribution External links Alciphron, Letters of the Country and the Town of Fishermen, Farmers, Parasites, and Courtesans The Letters of Alciphron Alciphron, Literally and Completely Translated From the Greek, with Introduction and Notes, Athens: Privately Printed for the Athenian Society; 1896; pp. v-xvii. Epistolographi graeci, R. Hercher (ed.), Parisiis, editore Ambrosio Firmin Didot, 1873, pp. 42-97. Ancient Greek writers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Sophists