THE DEFENSE AND THE FLOWERS OF ELOQUENCE BY APULEIUS OF MADAURA original: "Apologia and Florida". The Apologia is Apuleius’s legal self-defense against charges of magic, while the Florida is a collection of excerpts from his best speeches.

TRANSLATED

BY H. E. BUTLER

FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE

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OXFORD

AT THE CLARENDON PRESS

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1909