The Satyricon of Gaius Petronius Arbiter - Complete and unexpurgated translation by W. C. Firebaugh - Of the many masterpieces which classical antiquity has bequeathed to modern times, few have attained, at intervals, to such popularity; few have so gripped the interest of scholars and men of letters, as has this scintillating miscellany known as the Satyricon, ascribed by tradition to that Petronius who, at the court of Nero, acted as arbiter of elegance and dictator of fashion. The flashing, wit, the masterly touches which bring out the characters with all the detail of a fine old copper...
The Satyricon of Gaius Petronius Arbiter - Complete and unexpurgated translation by W. C. Firebaugh - Of the many masterpieces which classical antiqui...