Epigrams (Martial)

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Epigrams (Martial) is a celebrated collection of witty, satirical Latin poems by the Roman poet Martial, noted for its sharp social commentary and vivid portrayal of everyday life in imperial Rome.

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instanceOf Latin literature ⓘ
epigram collection ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ
addresses courtesans and slaves ⓘ
lawyers and clients ⓘ
patrons and emperors ⓘ
poets and intellectuals ⓘ
approximateNumberOfBooks 12 ⓘ
author Martial ⓘ
circulation read in Rome during Martial’s lifetime ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Roman Empire ⓘ
depicts Roman social customs ⓘ
everyday life in imperial Rome ⓘ
urban life in Rome ⓘ
genre epigram ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasPart Apophoreta ⓘ
Book I of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book II of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
Book III of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
Book IV of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book IX of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book V of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book VI of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
Book VII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book VIII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book X of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book XI of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Book XII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Xenia ⓘ
influenced European epigram tradition ⓘ
Renaissance humanist poets ⓘ
later satirical poetry ⓘ
literaryForm short poem ⓘ
literaryMovement Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ
literaryTechnique pithy endings ⓘ
pointed punchlines ⓘ
use of invective ⓘ
use of irony ⓘ
notedFor satirical tone ⓘ
sharp social commentary ⓘ
vivid character sketches ⓘ
witty style ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
theme hypocrisy and pretension ⓘ
literary rivalry ⓘ
patronage in Roman society ⓘ
poverty and wealth contrast ⓘ
sexual mores in Rome ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century AD ⓘ
Flavian dynasty ⓘ
reign of Domitian ⓘ

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To His Wife → associatedWithAuthorWork → Epigrams (Martial) ⓘ
Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book I of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book IV of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book V of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book VII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book VIII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book IX of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book X of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book XI of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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Epigrams (Martial) → hasPart → Book XII of Martial’s epigrams ⓘ
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