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The Cambridge Companion to Roman SatireSatire as a distinct genre of writing was first developed by the Romans in the second century BCE. Regarded by them as uniquely 'their own', satire held a special place in the Roman imagination as the one genre that could address the problems of city life from the perspective of a 'real Roman'. In this Cambridge Companion an international team of scholars provides a stimulating introduction to Roman satire's core practitioners and practices, placing

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they seem to have nothing in common

When these Greek theories of deity are translated into the Roman context

αθέλητοι πρωταγωνιστές ή ανίδεοι κομπάρσοι του δράματος: Αντίσταση

Dynasty is both a formidable effort to compile what we can know about the ancient world and a sensational story' Observer

and power of pilgrimage at this Greek island shrine

Τα ψάθινα καπέλα κυκλοφόρησαν για πρώτη φορά το 1946 και στο Παρίσι το 1950 από τις εκδόσεις Gallimard με τον τίτλο Trois Etes

notes and introduction

In spite of its ancient reputation

Athenian society

He covers in turn the Greek novels of this period

The sometimes complex text is made clear and comprehensible even for first-time readers