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Satires is a satirical poem by the Latin poet Juvenal. 1867 edition of the satirical magazine Punch, a British satirical magazine, ground-breaking on popular literature satire. ... Woodcut of Juvenal from the Nuremberg Chronicle Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Anglicized as Juvenal, was a Roman satiric poet of the late 1st century and early 2nd century. ...

This, his only surviving work, consists of sixteen satires in hexameter. Through them Juvenal portrays an anger and contempt towards his contemporaries, which gives us an insight into Roman values and morality rather than real life. His satire is frequently lewd, although in the tradition of Roman satire, he prefers euphemism to outright obscenity. Hexameter is a literary and poetic form, consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad. ...

Contents

Satire I

This satire is referred to as the "Programmatic Satire", as it introduces the reader to why Juvenal is writing satire, and the issues he will be dealing with.

Satire II

Satire III

On Rome, is the third satire in Juvenal's Book 1. It is an invective on foreigners, foreign influence, and the social ills of Rome. Woodcut of Juvenal from the Nuremberg Chronicle Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, Anglicized as Juvenal, was a Roman satiric poet of the late 1st century and early 2nd century. ...

Samuel Johnson based his "London: A Poem in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal" (1738) on this satire.

For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ...

Satire IV

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's motto, vitam impendere vero "to devote life to truth" is taken from Juvenal's satire 4, verse 91. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism. ...

Satire V

This is based around a fictional patron, Virro, and his client Trebius. Trebius has been invited to dinner by his client Virro. However the narrator reminds Trebius that he has only been invited because Virro wants to humiliate him. The satire deals with the mockery that will be dealt to Trebius, should he go to the dinner party, going through all the courses and highlighting the difference between the good food for the rich guests, and the scraps of old food for Trebius. This ends with the remark that Trebius is no better than Virro if he is willing to put up with such humiliation for some food and, in fact, that if he is willing to accept this kind of treatment, then he clearly deserves it.

Satire VI

Main article: Satire VI

The rhetorical question "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?", "Who shall guard the guards themselves?" comes from his satire On Women, and arises in a discussion concerning the usefulness of having eunuchs guard your women. Satire VI of Juvenal is often titled Against Women in English translation. ... A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. ... Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? is a Latin phrase that translates to Who will guard the guards? or Who shall watch the watchers themselves? The question was first asked by Plato in the Republic, his great work on government and morality. ... Satire VI of Juvenal is often titled Against Women in English translation. ... A eunuch is a castrated man; the term usually refers to those castrated in order to perform a specific social function, as was common in many societies of the past. ...

Satire VIII

Satire IX

Satire X

This satire seeks to answer the question "What should one pray for?". It goes through examples of what happens when people got the things that people often prayed for (eg. eloquence, money, beauty) and arrives at the conclusion that if you must pray for something then it should be "mens sana in corpore sano" - a healthy mind in a healthy body. This phrase is often used as a motto, notably by the Carlton Football Club. It is also and probably best known for coining the phrase "panem et circenses" ("bread and circuses") to describe the primary pursuits of the Roman populace. The Carlton Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... The phrase panem et circenses (bread and circuses) is attributed to Juvenal, a Roman satiric poet of the 1st century AD, to describe the primary pursuits of the Roman populace. ...

Satire XI

Satire XII

Satire XIII

Satire XIV

Satire XV

Satire XVI

External links

• Juvenal's 16 "Satires" in Latin, at The Latin Library
• Juvenal's Satires 1, 2, and 3 in Latin and English (translation G. G. Ramsay) at the Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
• Juvenal's Satire 3 in Latin and English, at Vroma

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