The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Petronius Arbiter (20–66). The listed translation credits are Firebaugh, W. C. (1882–1945).

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"The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions" by Petronius Arbiter is a Latin work of fiction written in the late 1st century AD. This fragment of a much longer Roman novel follows the narrator Encolpius and his companions through a series of bizarre, bawdy adventures. Their escapades include disputes over a handsome slave boy, encounters with devotees of Priapus, and an infamous dinner at the estate of Trimalchio, a wealthy freedman whose grotesque extravagance and pretentious displays expose the vulgarity of Rome's nouveau riche.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions
• Author credits: Petronius Arbiter (20–66)
• Catalogue language: English
• Translator credits: Firebaugh, W. C. (1882–1945)

Catalogue subjects

• Rome -- Fiction
• Satire, Latin -- Translations into English

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• Category: Classics of Literature
• Category: Novels

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