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In his epigrams, Martial is a keen, sharp-tongued observer of Roman scenes and events, including the new Colosseum, country life, a debauchee’s banquet, and the eruption of Vesuvius. His poems are sometimes obscene, in the tradition of the genre, sometimes affectionate or amusing, and always pointed.

Epigrams Volume III

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A Hardback by Martial, D. R. Shackleton Bailey

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    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780674995291, 978-0674995291
    ISBN10: 0674995295
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    Book Synopsis
    In his epigrams, Martial is a keen, sharp-tongued observer of Roman scenes and events, including the new Colosseum, country life, a debauchee’s banquet, and the eruption of Vesuvius. His poems are sometimes obscene, in the tradition of the genre, sometimes affectionate or amusing, and always pointed.

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