Longus

Longus was an ancient Greek novelist, sometimes called Longos, and he is known for a single surviving work: Daphnis and Chloe. Scholars generally place him in the Roman imperial era, most often around the 2nd or 3rd century AD.

Very little about his life can be confirmed. Sources commonly note that nothing definite is known about him, though he is often associated with the island of Lesbos because that is the setting of Daphnis and Chloe.

That novel became famous as a pastoral romance, following two young people raised in the countryside as they slowly discover love. Its gentle rural setting, emotional warmth, and lasting influence helped make it one of the best-known works of the ancient Greek novel.