Introduction to Roman Satire

• What is Satire?
  
  

• Where Did Satire Begin?
  
  

• What Characterizes Roman Satire?

Roman Satirists

• Ennius
  
  

• Lucilius
  
  

• Varro
  
  

• Horace
  
  

• Petronius
  
  

• Seneca
  
  

• Persius
  
  

• Martial
  
  

• Juvenal
  
  

• Apuleius
  
  

• Timeline of the Roman Satirists
  

Bibliography

• General Works
  
  

• Translations

Links

• "An Echo of Ars Poetica 5 in Petronius," by Niall W. Slater.  This article discusses the possibility that Persius was influenced by, and mimicked the style of elegiac poetry in his Satyricon.  This article is posted on the Emory University Department of Classics web site.
  
  
• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Excerpt of Trimalchio's Dinner in translation.
  
  
• Juvenal's Satires:  This page was created for a class at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.  The best feature is a list of articles to accompany each of the satires.  This page also contains a link to the text Duff omitted from his edition of Juvenal's satires.
  
  
• The Latin Library at Ad Fontes Academy: This site contains many texts of most all of the Roman Satirists.  Note:  These are entirely in Latin, no translations available.
  
  
• The Randolph Macon Classics Department:  Here you will find helpful links to many resources for studying the classics.  Dr. Daniel McCaffrey has created several tools, such as Latin Noun Paradigm Charts, and outline of Latin Subjunctive Uses, and a list of Essential "Q-words".  Dr. Greg Daugherty, Chair of the Department of Classics and President of CAMWS has compiled a list of Classics Websites.
  
  
• The Satyricon of Petronius:  This page is a lengthy description of the Satyricon in information form.  Great for research, not ideal for traditional web surfing.  It contains a link to grammatical terms (though the list is not specific to satire) and a vocabulary for the Millionaire's Dinner (an adaptation of Tramalchio's Dinner).  There is also a page to read in anticipation of and after viewing Fellini's Satyricon.  The site also contains a bibliography, but again, it is not specific to Petronius or satire.
  
  
  
• PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE FOUND OTHER HELPFUL SITES RELATED TO ROMAN SATIRE.