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Petronius

27–66

Petronius was a Roman prose author traditionally associated with the Satyricon, a satirical narrative of imperial society.

Petronius is usually linked with the fragmentary Satyricon, a prose-and-verse work following disreputable wanderers through banquets, sexual adventures, fraud and social display. The Cena Trimalchionis is especially important for its depiction of freedman wealth and performance.

For the site, Petronius belongs in Classical for pages on Roman satire, Nero’s reign, freedmen, dining culture and ancient prose fiction. His work provides a vivid counterweight to elite histories and public political narratives.

Periods and events

Ancient Rome Imperial Rome Julio-Claudian Dynasty Ancient World Roman Satire and Imperial Society

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