In Juvenal’s own words, it’s difficult not to write satire, and once you are sucked into its twisted world, it is difficult not to read it. But working out what to make of it is really difficult.

Juvenal’s Satires provide a fascinating window onto the social melting-pot that was early second century CE Rome. But they also hold up a mirror to those whose feelings of alienation and ...

The last great Roman satirist, Juvenal (c.55 ... Little is known of Juvenal’s life beyond his satire. His name only appears once, in a poem written to him by his friend, Martial.

Just like Juvenal! You are elevating the culture.” Instead, for as long as people have been writing satire, other people have gotten mad about it — both its targets (such as the police ...

Satire and politics sometimes overlap. In this 2013 photo, fiction meets reality as U.S. vice-president Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) from the satirical series "Veep" gets a few pointers from ...