Petronius Arbiter,  20-66 <br/><br/>
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyricon  Release date is 2004-06-01 
<br/><br/>Produced by David Widger  Produced by David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction" by Petronius Arbiter is a Latin work of fiction written in the late 1st century AD. This Menippean satire blends prose and verse to chronicle the outrageous adventures of Encolpius and his sixteen-year-old companion Giton as they navigate the decadent underbelly of Roman society. Through brothels, bizarre rituals, and the infamous dinner party of the vulgar freedman Trimalchio, the narrative exposes the vulgarity and pretensions of early Imperial Rome with darkly comic and erotic abandon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Rome -- Fiction Satire, Latin -- Translations into English 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PA