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This volume collects the satires of Juvenal and Persius, two prominent Roman satirists from the first and second centuries AD. Juvenal's poems are renowned for their bitter, indignant tone and vivid depictions of vice, corruption, and folly in imperial Rome, while Persius's satires are more philosophical and allusive, influenced by Stoicism and focused on moral reform. The book typically includes Latin texts with English translations, along with scholarly introductions and notes that contextualize the poets' works within Roman literary tradition and historical setting.
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