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The Epigrams

by Martial

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Martial’s Epigrams are short, sharp poems on Roman city life, patronage, sex, dining, gifts, literary rivalry and social ambition. The collection gives a satirical view of imperial Rome in miniature, where a joke can reveal status anxiety, cruelty and the pressures of client life.

Historical Periods

Imperial Rome27 BCE–476 CE Roman Satire and Imperial Society50 BCE–150 CE

Genres

Classical Literature

Historical people

Domitian51–96 Martialc. 40–c. 104

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