My understanding: Domitian was part of the Flavian dynasty and had no genetic ties to the Julian-Claudian dynasty which ended with Nero. So I'm a bit confused when the Satires of Juvenal says in Chapter 4:
"Rome was in bondage to Nero the Bald, (which has a side note specifying the reference to Domitian), before the home of Venus....
Source: https://www.secret-satire-society.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Juvenal-Sixteen-Satires.pdf
My physical copy of the satires read:
"And Rome was the slave of a Nero, the bald-headed tyrant Domitian..."
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Satires-Juvenal-Decimus-Junis-Juvenalis/dp/0253200202
Hi all! I feel like both Martial and Juvenal were quite critical of roman society (Martial harped a bit more on the roles of people in different classes than Juvenal in my opinion, but they both used satire to make criticisms). Do you think that by critiquing and even poking fun at roman society they were also making a generalized opinion on the emperor ? Thanks in advance !
Salve. I am currently translating Juvenal's Satire 1, and I have already run into difficulty in the second line. I am having trouble with the phrase "Theseide Cordi". Cordi could possibly either be cor, cordis, or it could be cordus, -a, -um. However, might that not be the case, seeing as it is capitalized? Also, I cannot find a translation for Theseide anywhere.
Gratias!
I assume that, like other Roman texts, they were preserved by a scholastic tradition, but why were Christian monks willing to record such a vitriolic and, at times, obscene author?
Salvete omnes: per the title, I’m looking for a digital commentary of the Satires to help explain grammatical and contextual idiosyncrasies. Being attached or hyperlinked to the Latin text of the poems would be cool, but not necessary. I’m currently reading the online Loeb edition which helps with historical explanations and the like, but doesn’t really touch on grammar help. Gratias ago.
Does anyone know of a good commentary for Juvenal 15? I have the Cambridge commentary by Susanna Braund with 1-5 and I know they have another book with satire 6, but can anyone direct me towards a decent commentary that includes 15? Thanks!
thanks in advance for your time and help
Hi everyone! I posted this over on r/classics and a kind soul recommended I post it here as well. I feel like both Martial and Juvenal were quite critical of roman society (Martial harped a bit more on the roles of people in different classes than Juvenal in my opinion, but they both used satire to make criticisms). Do you think that by critiquing and even poking fun at roman society they were also making a generalized opinion on the emperor? Thanks in advance!
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