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The Satyricon of Petronius

(2018)

By: Petronius Arbiter

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PUBLISHED

[United States] : Naxos Audiobooks, 2018
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Unabridged

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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 17 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN

9781781981276 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT12058211, 1781981272 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 12058211

LANGUAGE

English

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Read by Jonathan Keeble

Petronius' Satyricon is a rampant and vivacious Roman adventure dating back to the first century, during the reign of Nero. It follows the exploits of Encolpius, an impoverished ex-gladiator, and his boy-lover Giton. The action is fleet and the narrative sweeping: over the course of their journey we meet a host of lewd and comical rogues, including beggars, prostitutes, poets, sodomites and pedants, and witness many strange and curious events, including a remarkably vulgar multi-course feast, hosted by the pompous nouveau riche Trimalchio. Considered the Odyssey of the illicit and debaucherous, the Satyricon is an exhilarating look at the underbelly of Roman society

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