Satyricon

[ sa-tir-i-kon ]

noun

a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.

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The setting was the Satyricon, a small, dimly lit nightclub in Portland, Oregon.
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In the following year the second part of the Satyricon appeared in Paris.
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Burton is here referrng to the Euphormionis Lusinini Satyricon, published anno 1617.
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At a somewhat later stage we have, not merely plebeian, but also provincial Latin represented in the Satyricon of Petronius.
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During this period, Petronius gave vent to his indignation, in the satire transmitted under his name by the title of Satyricon.
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The Satyricon of Petronius is one of the most curious productions in the Latin language.
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