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The Satyricon and the Apocolocyntosis

by Petronius, Seneca Book 29 in the Penguin Classics: Ancient World series.

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This volume pairs Petronius’s Satyricon with Seneca’s Apocolocyntosis, two satirical works from the Julio-Claudian world. One exposes social absurdity through comic fiction, while the other mocks the deification of Claudius, giving the reader a sharp view of literary satire under imperial power.

Historical Periods

Julio-Claudian Dynasty27 BCE–68 CE Roman Satire and Imperial Society50 BCE–150 CE

Genres

Classical Literature

Historical people

Nero37–68 Senecac. 0s BCE–65 Petroniusc. 27–66

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