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Juvenal
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Decimus Junius Juvenalis (), known in English as Juvenal ( ; AD 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a collection of satirical poems. The details of Juvenal's life are unclear, but references in his works to people from the late first and early second centuries suggest that he began writing no earlier than that time. One recent scholar argues that his first book was published in 100 or 101. A reference to a political figure dates his fifth and final surviving book to sometime after 127.
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Decimus Iunius Iuuenalis was a male poet, writer, historian, and satirist of the Roman Empire. He was born in 55 in Aquino and was a citizen of Ancient Rome. A member of the Junia gens, he studied under Quintilian and wrote in Latin. His notable work is the Satires.
He died in Rome, Roman Egypt. His works are described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. Collections holding his works include the KB and the nationale bibliotheek.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 92
Top works
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Key facts
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- Juvenal
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- Frontispiece from John Dryden, TheSatires of Decimus Junius Juvenalisand of Aulus Persius Flaccus
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- c. AD 55
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- Aquinum, Italy, Roman Empire
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- 128 (aged c. 73)
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- Poet
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- Roman
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- Satire
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Aquino
- Place of death
- Roman Egypt
- Occupation
- satirist
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Notable work
- Satires
- Student of
- Quintilian
- Image
- Juvenal portrait.jpg
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- Commons category
- Juvenal
- date of death
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- praenomen
- Decimus
- gens
- Junia gens
- name in native language
- Decimus Iunius Iuuenalis
- writing language
- Latin
- date of birth
- 0055-00-00
- different from
- Juvenal
- has works in the collection
- KB, nationale bibliotheek
- Commons Creator page
- Juvenal
- P12674
- Heinrich Stromer
- P13311
- Cittiglio
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Juvenal, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Satires of Juvenal
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Satirae XVI recensuit et annotationibus instruxit Ernestus Guilielmus Weber
Satirae cum commentariis Caroli Friderici Heinrichii. Accedunt Scholia vetera.
Satires, traduites par J. Dusaulx. 3. ed
Satires traduites par Dusaulx. 2. ed
Commentarii Ioannis Britannici In Iuuenalem
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Encyclopedic overview
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Decimus Junius Juvenalis (), known in English as Juvenal ( ; AD 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a collection of satirical poems. The details of Juvenal's life are unclear, but references in his works to people from the late first and early second centuries suggest that he began writing no earlier than that time. One recent scholar argues that his first book was published in 100 or 101. A reference to a political figure dates his fifth and final surviving book to sometime after 127.
Juvenal wrote at least 16 poems in the verse form dactylic hexameter. These poems cover a range of Roman topics. This follows Lucilius—the originator of the Roman satire genre, and it fits within a poetic tradition that also includes Horace and Persius. The Satires are a vital source for the study of ancient Rome from a number of perspectives, although their comic mode of expression makes it problematic to accept the content as strictly factual. At first glance the Satires could be read as a critique of Rome.
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