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title: The Satyricon — Volume 02: Dinner of Trimalchio
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  market, the tablets hanging from the slaves'' necks, and Trimalchio household could sing, so I ordered a drink; a boy near at hand instantly Turning his head, Trimalchio saw what was going on. Seeing this, Trimalchio ordered that the boy be punished by a box on the To think that wine lives longer than poor little man. one of Trimalchio''s fellow-freedmen, the one who had the place next to said Trimalchio, "and if you''ll believe me, my hair stood on end, and Trimalchio replied; "don''t you know her better than that? served, whereupon the slaves took away all the tables and brought in slave boy, who had been serving hot water, commenced to imitate a Trimalchio said, "Let''s live while we can, since we know we''ve all got to feet to follow Trimalchio, who was clapping his hands. Trimalchio ordered wine thrown under the table and told them to sprinkle


id: 5218
title: The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  but holds in pitying contempt those who know so little of true art that possessed, and which came into his hands in the following manner: one injury recurred to my mind and, "Ascyltos," I said, "I know we shall not ''brother,'' tomorrow." "Deferred pleasures are a long time coming," difficulty, Ascyltos rushed from the room, without uttering a word. After having had the whole town under my eyes, I returned to the little pressed his suit, but Tryphaena possessed my heart, and I said Lycas nay. love, but Lycurgus, who had renewed his old relations with Ascyltos, Ascyltos out, he gave orders that we were to be kept confined to the room shoulders, after having turned the mantle over to Ascyltos for by little, I related the whole affair to Ascyltos, in every detail. fight, I would engage Quartilla myself, Ascyltos the maid, and Giton the


id: 5220
title: The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  telling my troubles to the winds, a white-haired old man entered the Poverty is the sister of Genius." ("You have good reason," the old man could be mollified," (I cried, with many a groan,) "but he is an old hand replied, ''but I will make it good in a few days.'' The lad easily "this day promises a good ending!" I did not take kindly to such an another." The soldier who took my sword from me did Eumolpus a good unlocked and Eumolpus came in with Giton, recalling me to light when I and his grief turned to fury: seizing me with both hands, he threw me guests, at Eumolpus'' head, and cut open the forehead of his cursing "I know very well, Ascyltos, that you have come here seeking my life. Get the lad back, Eumolpus, for heaven''s sake, even Eumolpus turned


id: 5223
title: The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor''s Notes
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  If, prior to the time of Augustus Caesar, the Romans had laws designed to ancient law among the Romans," says Dion Cassius, lib. that, in this way, the city of Rome, and the Provinces of the Roman Juvenal (Sat. iii, 6), "Quirites, I cannot bear to see Rome a Greek city, prostitution in general, and the reason appears in the passage from steadily worse with the passage of time and the extension of the Roman bathing was the order of the day and men and women came more and more to "For some women," says Petronius, in another passage, "will Martial, xi, 46, makes mention of the fact that patrons of houses of ill It was for this reason that the Romans called this finger to women; let them have intercourse with one another like men, girding METRO: You have as hard a time as I do, Koritto, dear--day and night


id: 5221
title: The Satyricon — Volume 04 : Escape by Sea
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  VOLUME 4.--ENCOLPIUS, GITON AND EUMOLPUS ESCAPE BY SEA of mind, a voice upon the ship''s deck gritted out something like this Tarentum is master of this ship and that he carries Tryphaena as an exile slaves, we shall be ready at hand to wait upon you, light-hearted as morning Eumolpus entered Lycas'' cabin as soon as he knew that Tryphaena which the fine weather gave promise, Lycas turned to Tryphaena and said to me, in my dream--You will find Giton aboard Lycas'' ship!" "From "Still, what''s to prevent our searching the ship?" said Lycas, after he ship may be freed from the curse!" "I ordered it done," Eumolpus broke the faces of free men the brand-marks of a punishment which was be on good terms with me, and Tryphaena had just sprinkled Giton with the real Giton, Tryphaena was moved to tears, and then for the first time


id: 5224
title: The Satyricon — Volume 07: Marchena Notes
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  destined by nature, to serve the pleasures and even the caprices of men. Rome, we find that in those times a great number of Roman women of the the only passion worthy of men, and they did blush at loving a woman, that, like men, women were capable of the greatest crimes and of the most Moreover, men began to avow their love for women, and we have here favors of the most illustrious women and the finest young men of the Thus intercourse of men with women has preserved the human us nearer to the Gods, obeyed the laws of Nature, and, united to women of men with women causes enjoyment to each in turn, and both are alike Dea, where the young and beautiful Roman women, far from the eyes of men, All people have regarded virginity as something sacred, and God has so


id: 5222
title: The Satyricon — Volume 05: Crotona Affairs
author: Petronius Arbiter
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  For a long time affairs at Crotona ran along in this manner and Eumolpus, Fortune had turned away her face from keeping watch upon me, I frequently Bright day smiled kindly on the secret amour of the God. Side by side upon the grassy plot we lay, exchanging a thousand kisses, turning her eyes contemptuously away from me, she looked at her maid,) when) Chrysis entered the room and handed me her mistress''s tablets, in else to course!" (This done, the old lady handed me over to Chrysis, who ought to smile!" "OEnothea," the old hag replied, "this young man here having tasted pleasure!" On hearing these words, OEnothea sat down that knows how to cure that disease," said she, "and for fear you think disheartened, Giton said not a word about the woman, contenting himself children in Eumolpus'' house in order that they might hear the words that


