Satyrica
by Petronius
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An incomplete Roman novel believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius Arbiter. What remains of the novel is a picaresque story concerning the narrator’s battle to keep his lover, a handsome sixteen year old boy, away from his many rivals.
Roman EmpirePicaresque novelsContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Latin literature (selections: extracts, etc.)Latin SatireTranslations into EnglishFiction18.46 ancient Latin literatureSatyrica