Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal (/ ˈdʒuːvənəl / JOO-vən-əl; c. 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a …

Juvenal, most powerful of all Roman satiric poets. Many of his phrases and epigrams have entered common parlance; for example, ‘bread and circuses’ and ‘Who will guard the guards …

Oct 30, 2020 · Decimus Junius Juvenalis (l. c. 55-138 CE), better known as Juvenal, was a Roman satirist. He wrote five books, containing 16 satires, each of which criticized...

Aug 26, 2025 · In the shadow of emperors and under the weight of imperial excess, Juvenal emerged as Rome ’s fiercest satirist. His sixteen satires, composed in biting hexameters, …

It is believed that Juvenal was born to a prosperous family in central Italy. After military service, it is thought that he began a career in the Roman civil service under the Emperor Domitian,...

Jan 7, 2019 · Juvenal’s Satires provide a fascinating window onto the social melting-pot that was early second century CE Rome. But they also hold up a mirror to those whose feelings of …

Juvenal was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, the last and most powerful of all the Roman satirical poets. His biting “Satires” could be read as a brutal critique of pagan …

Juvenal is best remembered as the author of a collection of satirical poems known as the Satires, an acerbic critique of Pagan Rome composed between the late first and early second century …

Decimus Junius Juvenalis (pronounced as /la/), known in English as Juvenal (; 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the collection of satirical poems known as the Satires.

Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Latin: [ˈdɛkɪmʊs ˈjuːniʊs jʊwɛˈnaːlɪs]), known in English as Juvenal (/ ˈdʒuːvənəl / JOO-vən-əl; c. 55–128), was a Roman poet. He is the author of the Satires, a …