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It was to celebrate the opening of the Roman Colosseum in A.D. 80 that Martial published his first book of poems, "On the Spectacles." Written with satiric wit and a talent for the memorable phrase, the poems in this collection record the broad spectacle of shows in the new arena. The great Latin epigrammist's twelve subsequent books capture the spirit of Roman life - both public and private - in vivid detail. Fortune hunters and busybodies, orators and lawyers, schoolmasters and street hawkers, jugglers and acrobats, doctors and plagiarists, beautiful slaves, and generous hosts are among the…
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Editions
7 editions · 3 languages- Other · English · 2004Oxford University Press · 303 pages · 9780195155310
- Other · English · 2002Modern Library · 199 pages · 9780375760426
- Other · English · 1993Harvard University Press · 416 pages · 9780674995550
- Other · English · 1968Harvard University Press · 9780674981065
- Other · Multiple languages · 1993Harvard University Press · 419 pages · 9780674995567
- Other · Latin · 1988The EpigramsPenguin Classics · 208 pages · 9780140443509
EpigramsLatin EpigramsLatin Occasional versePoetryTranslations into EnglishLatin language materialsPoetry (poetic works by one author)Traductions anglaises
