The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio by Petronius Arbiter
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"The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio" by Petronius Arbiter is a Latin work of fiction written in the late 1st century AD. This volume focuses on the infamous banquet hosted by Trimalchio, an enormously wealthy freedman who entertains guests with grotesque extravagance. The narrator Encolpius and his companions endure outrageous courses, vulgar displays of wealth, and pretentious conversation among freedmen. Through this satirical dinner party, Petronius exposes the absurdity and
ostentation of newly rich Romans, creating a vivid portrait of everyday life in the early Roman Empire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Petronius Arbiter, 20-66 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Firebaugh, W. C., 1882-1945 |
| Title | The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyricon |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy 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. | 5219 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-05219-9 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1364 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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