The Satyricon by Petronius (Paperback)

The Satyricon is Petronius's comic novel of ancient Rome, following the misadventures of the narrator Encolpius and his companions through a world of excess, rivalry and satire. Its most famous episode, the lavish banquet of Trimalchio, remains one of the liveliest scenes in Latin literature. This Oxford University Press paperback edition presents the surviving text in English for students, classics readers and anyone curious about Roman life.