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Martial: The Epigrams: Book V (Aris and Phillips Classical Texts) by Martial is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The Roman poet Martial concentrated on the genre of epigram, which he brought to such perfection that he provided the model for subsequent epigrammatists. He is best known for his pungently witty poems, which gave the word epigram its modern definition, but his range is much wider than his: he has an ascute perception of human nature, and gives an insight into Rome of the late first century AD. His fifth book, which contains 84 poems, is dedicated to the emperor Domitian, and for that reason it
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- Author
- Martial
- Publisher
- Aris and Phillips
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781800346574
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- History, Poetry, Language Learning
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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