Babrius (lived 2nd century AD)

Writer of the oldest existing collection of fables, written in Greek. Though little is known about him, he was probably Roman and lived in Syria, where his stories first gained popularity. In 1842 a manuscript of his fables was discovered in a convent on Mount Athos, Greece. There were 123 fables, arranged alphabetically, but stopping at the letter O. They are standard stories, mostly concerning beasts, associated with Aesop.