Satyricon
Author: first_name: Gaius Petronius
last_name: Arbiter
Language: English
Year: 1922

Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus Petronius. As with the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, classical scholars often describe it as a "Roman novel", without necessarily implying continuity with the modern literary form.<br/><br/>

The surviving portions of the text detail the misadventures of the narrator, Encolpius, and his l