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What Was It Like To Live In Rome?
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Nowadays when people think of Rome, they think of the Colosseum, the Forum, and monuments which represent the magnificent imperial city. However, according to the Third Satire, written by the satirist Juvenal, Rome was as bad of a city as a person could live in. The satire begins as his friend ....
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...., "bolts and padlocks and bars will never keep out all the burglars" (Beatty, p. 225). He also complains that Rome has become a cosmopolitan city and is being overrun by foreigners. In the Satire, Juvenal's anger of the foreigner is specifically directed against the Greeks at one point.
Based on the satire, readers may feel that Rome was as dirty and debauched as a city could get. However, it is difficult to prove whether Juvenal's description of his city is true or not. There are several fa.... |
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