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Latin Poetry - Petronius
Titus Petronius Arbiter of Elegance to [http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/nero/g/Nero.htm]Nero committed suicide when accused of complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy, but not before he wrote his magnum opus, Satyricon, a work of Menippean satire.
Petronius
Glossary entry on Petronius Arbiter, who wrote during the reign of Nero and was the author of the satire known as the Satyricon, as in Fellini's Satyricon.
Latin Vocabulary for the Satyricon of Petronius
Latin Vocabulary for the Satyricon of Petronius, by Maximinus. Colloquial terms in the Satryricon which will help you to translate Petronius.
Satyricon of Petronius
English translation of the Satyricon by Petronius.
Arachnion, n. 3
Footnote from an article in Arachnion on the role of the Satyricon character Eumolpus who has been described as a poeta and fabulator.
Banquet of Trimalchio
From the Ancient History Sourcebook, the section from Satyricon on The Banquet of Trimalchio, also known as the Cena Trimalchionis.
Petronian Society
The Petronian Society Ancient Novel Webpage contains an online scholarly newsletter about the early novelists of whom Petronius is one. Site also contains a bibliography.
Petronius: Satyricon
The Latin text of Petronius' Satyricon.