Satyricon
Americannoun
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In the second passage, an excerpt from Petronius’s Satyricon, the formerly enslaved Trimalchio mistreats his own enslaved people during a lavish dinner party.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
This class of parasites was savagely parodied in the first-century satirical novel "Satyricon" by Gaius Petronius, written during the reign of Nero.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2021
A front row seat on the madness, it reads like a mashup of Heart of Darkness with Fellini’s Satyricon.
From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2019
"Fellini: The Sixties," by Manoah Bowman: Focused on the director's most iconic work, including "Dolce Vita," ''81/2," ''Juliet of the Spirits" and "Fellini Satyricon."
From US News • Nov. 16, 2015
It was after this conversation that, in searching for a picture of Nero’s head to compare with Mr. Dorward’s, Sylvia came across the Satyricon of Petronius in a French translation.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton
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