Achilles Tatius

Achilles Tatius
Bornc. 100 AD
Alexandria, Roman Egypt
Diedc. 170(170-00-00) (aged 69–70)
OccupationNovelist
GenreRomance
Literary movementSecond Sophistic
Notable works
  • Leucippe
  • Clitophon

Achilles Tatius (Greek: Ἀχιλλεὺς Τάτιος, Achilleus Tatios) of Alexandria was a Roman-era Greek writer of the 2nd century AD whose fame is attached to his only surviving work, the ancient Greek novel, or romance, The Adventures of Leucippe and Clitophon.