Roman Satire Links

Annotated satire timeline.

Public domain English translation of the Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter. Petronius Arbiter' Satyricon is an example of Menippean Satire.

Names and dates of the major Roman satirists.

Juvenal may have been the last great Roman satirist, but we know very little about this poet of personal, invective-laden satire.

From your Guide, the Roman origins of satire.

The Romans invented verse satire that criticizes the vices and problems of daily life.

Public domain English translation of the Satyricon by Petronius Arbiter. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean Satire.

Five question quiz from your Guide on Roman satire.

William Harris on Roman satire and Juvenal, Persius, and Horace.

William J. Dominik and William T. Wehrle in Roman Verse Satire: Lucilius to Juvenal, describe the satire of Lucilius, Horace, Juvenal, and Persius.