Decimus Junis Juvenalis
"It is difficult not to write satire"
Introduction
Decimus Junius Juvenalis is known for writing 16 satiric poems in Ancient Rome after the murder of Roman Emperor, Domitian. He is famous for his 16 poem long book titled "The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis." In this book he spoke on topics the citizens of Rome wouldn't dare to speak on publicly. he spoke his mind and depicted his visual appearance of Rome and its corruption.
History of Satiric Poetry:
http://www.nottheonion.com/history.cfm
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/latinliterature/a/rootsofsatire.htm
http://www.jstor.org/stable/261954?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
List of works
View The Translated Version of the Satires of Juvenal below:
https://archive.org/details/sixteensatiresj00juvegoog
Book Analysis and Summaries:
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4jh846pn#page-1
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-sixteen-satires/chapanal002.html#gsc.tab=0
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