THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS ARBITER Chapters 1–26
In the classical tale “The Satyricon,” Petronius Arbiter makes a strong, yet humorous, statement about the social life of the Romans. Rather than telling the story of Encolpius and his companions heroically, which was the typical approach of other writings around 1 AD, Petronius chose to show the true life and vernacular of the Roman … Read more