Juvenal
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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. That critique may have ensured their preservation by the Christian monastic scriptoria, although the majority of ancient texts did not survive. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: [2014]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Classics and Near East Studies 1990 - 1999
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Published: [2017]
Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2018 Part 1
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Published: 2008.
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Published: 2022
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“...Christine Schmitz -- Bruder Juvenal /...”
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Published: 1980.
Superior document: European History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000