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Martial, the father of the epigram, was one of the brilliant provincial poets who made their literary mark on first-century Rome. His Epigrams can be affectionate or cruel, elegiac or playful; they target every element of Roman society, from slaves to schoolmasters to, above... Read Full Overview

Martial like many of the Latin poets was born in Bibilis Spain probably around 38-41 AD. He appears to have lived in Rome for nearly thirty-four years under the patronage of the great Spaniard Senaca the Younger. He belonged to a class of intellectuals who were in resolute opposition... Read Full Overview

A razor-sharp witness to Roman life. Wit that still cuts clean. The Epigrams of Martial gathers the compact, stinging lines of one of antiquity's most merciless observers into a Latin poetry anthology that reads like a social chronicle. Martial's satirical verse collection compresses... Read Full Overview

Marcus Valerius Martialis (commonly referred to as Martial), was a Latin poet who lived during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. He is best known for Epigrams. This edition, from Bohn's Classical Library, includes the fourteen books, and epigrams ascribed to Martial.

"Epigrammaton" from Martial. Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial) (March 1, between 38 and 41 AD - between 102 and 104 AD), was a Roman poet from Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) best known for his twelve books of Epigrams.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

This is a scholarly edition of the Epigrammata of Marcus Valerius Martialis, known in English as Martial. A master of the Latin epigram, Martial's witty and often satirical verses offer a vivid glimpse into Roman society during the late 1st century AD. This edition, prepared... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

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