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The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio

by Petronius Arbiter

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This new version from the 1922 edition, translated by W. C. Firebaugh, illustrated by Norman Lindsay (47 plates).Gaius Petronius Arbiter( c. 27 - 66 AD) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era (54-68 AD).The work is narrated by its central figure, Encolpius, a retired, famous gladiator of the area. The surviving sections of the novel begin with Encolpius traveling with a companion and former lover named Ascyltos, who has joined Encolpius on numerous escapad...

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