Satires (Juvenal)
| Satires | |
|---|---|
| by Decimus Junius Juvenalis | |
Page from a 1632 manuscript, with Satire 15 and annotations | |
| Original title | Saturae |
| Translator | John Dryden (1692) G. G. Ramsay (1918) Rolfe Humphries (1958) Peter Green (1967) Niall Rudd (1991) |
| Written | c. AD 100–127 |
| Country | Roman Empire |
| Language | Latin |
| Genre | Satire |
| Form | 16 poems divided into five books |
| Meter | dactylic hexameter |
| Publication date | 1467 |
| Published in English | 1647 |
| Media type | manuscript |
| Full text | |
| The Satires of Juvenal at Wikisource | |
The Satires (Latin: Saturae) are a collection of satirical poems by the Latin author Juvenal written between 100–127 A.D.
The Satires address perceived threats to society, such as socially ascendant foreigners, infidelity, and the extreme excesses of the Roman aristocracy. Juvenal's audience was highly educated, and his dense poems are laced with historical and mythological allusions.