The Satyricon — Volume 05: Crotona Affairs by Petronius Arbiter

"The Satyricon — Volume 05: Crotona Affairs" by Petronius Arbiter is a Latin work of fiction written in the late 1st century AD. This volume follows the narrator Encolpius and his companions as they navigate a world of decadence, deception, and desire. Blending prose and verse, the narrative offers satirical glimpses into Roman society through bizarre encounters and erotic adventures. The work combines serious and comic elements, creating a unique example of Menippean satire that reveals the absurdities of wealth, pretension, and human behavior in the early Roman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Petronius Arbiter, 20-66
Translator Firebaugh, W. C.
Title The Satyricon — Volume 05: Crotona Affairs
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyricon
Credits Produced by David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Rome -- Fiction
Subject Satire, Latin -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 5222
Release Date
Last Update Dec 28, 2020
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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