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In his epigrams, Martial (c. 40 c. 103 CE) is a keen, sharp-tongued observer of Roman scenes and events, including the new Colosseum, country life, a debauchee s banquet, and the eruption of Vesuvius. His poems are sometimes obscene, in the tradition of the genre, sometimes affectionate or amusing, and always pointed.
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Epigrams, Martial
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- 1994
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- Title
- Epigrams
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Martial
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Publisher
- 1994
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0674995562
- ISBN13
- 9780674995567
- Category
- Art / Culture, Hobby and Home
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- In his epigrams, Martial (c. 40 c. 103 CE) is a keen, sharp-tongued observer of Roman scenes and events, including the new Colosseum, country life, a debauchee s banquet, and the eruption of Vesuvius. His poems are sometimes obscene, in the tradition of the genre, sometimes affectionate or amusing, and always pointed.