The Satyricon
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The Satyricon

By Petronius Arbiter
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The Satyricon, Satyricon liber (The Book of Satyrlike Adventures), or Satyrica, is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petronius. The Satyricon is an example of Menippean satire, which is different from the formal verse satire of Juvenal or Horace. The work contains a mixture of prose and verse (commonly known as prosimetrum); serious and comic elements; and erotic and decadent passages. As with the Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass) of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form. The surviving sections of the original (much longer) text detail the bizarre exploits of the narrator, Encolpius, and his slave and boyfriend Giton, a handsome sixteen-year-old boy. It is the second most fully preserved Roman novel, after the fully extant Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which has significant differences in style and plot. Satyricon is also regarded as useful evidence for the reconstruction of how lower classes lived during the early Roman Empire.

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GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length10 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 6, 2020
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1PREFACE
90CHAPTER THE EIGHTIETH.
2ILLUSTRATIONS:
91CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FIRST.
3INTRODUCTION.
92CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SECOND.
4I
93CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-THIRD.
5II
94CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FOURTH.
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6III
95CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-FIFTH.
7IV
96CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SIXTH.
8VOLUME I.
97CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH.
9CHAPTER THE FIRST.
98CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH.
10CHAPTER THE SECOND.
99CHAPTER THE EIGHTY-NINTH.
11CHAPTER THE THIRD.
100CHAPTER THE NINTIETH.
12CHAPTER THE FOURTH.
101CHAPTER THE NINETY-FIRST.
13CHAPTER THE FIFTH.
102CHAPTER THE NINETY-SECOND.
14CHAPTER THE SIXTH.
103CHAPTER THE NINETY-THIRD.
15CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.
104CHAPTER THE NINETY-FOURTH.
16CHAPTER THE EIGHTH.
105CHAPTER THE NINETY-FIFTH.
17CHAPTER THE NINTH.
106CHAPTER THE NINETY-SIXTH.
18CHAPTER THE TENTH.
107CHAPTER THE NINETY-SEVENTH.
19CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH.
108CHAPTER THE NINETY-EIGHTH.
20CHAPTER THE TWELFTH.
109VOLUME IV.
21CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH.
110CHAPTER THE NINETY-NINTH.
22CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH.
111CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDREDTH.
23CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH.
112CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST.
24CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH.
113CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SECOND.
25CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH.
114CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD.
26CHAPTER THE EIGHTEENTH.
115CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH.
27CHAPTER THE NINETEENTH.
116CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH.
28CHAPTER THE TWENTIETH.
117CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH.
29CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.
118CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH.
30CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SECOND.
119CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH.
31CHAPTER THE TWENTY-THIRD.
120CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH.
32CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FOURTH.
121CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH.
33CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIFTH.
122CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVENTH.
34CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SIXTH.
123CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH.
35VOLUME II.
124CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH.
36CHAPTER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH.
125CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEENTH.
37CHAPTER THE TWENTY-EIGHTH.
126CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH.
38CHAPTER THE TWENTY-NINTH.
127CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH.
39CHAPTER THE THIRTIETH.
128CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH.
40CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIRST.
129CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH.
41CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SECOND.
130CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH.
42CHAPTER THE THIRTY-THIRD.
131CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH.
43CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FOURTH.
132CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIRST.
44CHAPTER THE THIRTY-FIFTH.
133CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SECOND.
45CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SIXTH.
134CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THIRD.
46CHAPTER THE THIRTY-SEVENTH.
135CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOURTH.
47CHAPTER THE THIRTY-EIGHTH.
136VOLUME V.
48CHAPTER THE THIRTY-NINTH.
137CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH.
49CHAPTER THE FORTIETH.
138CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH.
50CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIRST.
139CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH.
51CHAPTER THE FORTY-SECOND.
140CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT.
52CHAPTER THE FORTY-THIRD.
141CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH.
53CHAPTER THE FORTY-FOURTH.
142CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH.
54CHAPTER THE FORTY-FIFTH.
143CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST.
55CHAPTER THE FORTY-SIXTH
144CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SECOND.
56CHAPTER THE FORTY-SEVENTH.
145CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD.
57CHAPTER THE FORTY-EIGHTH.
146CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH.
58CHAPTER THE FORTY-NINTH.
147CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH.
59CHAPTER THE FIFTIETH.
148CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH.
60CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIRST.
149CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVENTH.
61CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SECOND.
150CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH.
62CHAPTER THE FIFTY-THIRD.
151CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH.
63CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FOURTH.
152CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH.
64CHAPTER THE FIFTY-FIFTH.
153CHAPTER THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST.
65CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SIXTH.
154VOLUME VI.: PAEDERASTIA.
66CHAPTER THE FIFTY-SEVENTH.
155CHAPTER NOTES
67CHAPTER THE FIFTY-EIGHTH.
156CHAPTER 9. Gladiator obscene:--
68CHAPTER THE FIFTY-NINTH.
157CHAPTER 17.
69CHAPTER THE SIXTIETH.
158CHAPTER 26.
70CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FIRST.
159CHAPTER 34. Silver Skeleton, et seq.
71CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SECOND.
160CHAPTER 36.
72CHAPTER THE SIXTY-THIRD.
161CHAPTER 40.
73CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FOURTH.
162CHAPTER 56. Contumelia--Contus and Melon (malum).
74CHAPTER THE SIXTY-FIFTH.
163CHAPTER 116.
75CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SIXTH.
164CHAPTER 116.
76CHAPTER THE SIXTY-SEVENTH.
165CHAPTER 119. The rite of the Persians:
77CHAPTER THE SIXTY-EIGHTH.
166CHAPTER 127.
78CHAPTER THE SIXTY-NINTH.
167CHAPTER 131.
79CHAPTER THE SEVENTIETH.
168CHAPTER 131. Medio sustulit digito:
80CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FIRST.
169CHAPTER 138.
81CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SECOND.
170Herondas, Mime vi
82CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-THIRD.
171THE CORDAX.
83CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FOURTH.
172VOLUME VII.
84CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-FIFTH.
173II.
85CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SIXTH.
174III.
86CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH.
175IV.
87CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH.
176V.
88VOLUME III.
177VI.
89CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-NINTH.

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