Martial jokes about bathhouse thieves slipping rings from fingers slick with oil, while Juvenal warns that even wealthy Romans avoided wearing jewelry there for fear of its disappearance.
This merging of sacred ceremony and civic showmanship laid the foundation for Rome’s culture of munera, political gifts to the people disguised as religious offerings (Juvenal, Satires).
In an age when power was measured by words as much as by swords, Quintilian shaped Rome’s voice ...Public domain ... Juvenal quipped about wealthy parents begrudging Quintilian his two thousand sesterces, proof of his eminence and prosperity ... L ... ....
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Juvenal complained that wealthy women valued their pampered catellae more than their husbands’ lives.“She hugs to her bosom a puppy, gives it kisses on the mouth, and ... Juvenal, Satires.
Juvenal describes shutters chained in place at night, reinforcing the image of modest wooden frontages.“Everywhere the public sings, the drunkard quarrels, and the crowd of brawlers goes on fighting till dawn ... Juvenal, Satires ... Public domain.
Juvenal, Satires ...Catullus lashed at an old woman as “a toothless crone.” Juvenal conjured them as witches brewing potions, while Varro spoke of the “old hag” as a stock figure of ridicule.
Slavery was a cornerstone of Roman society, present in households, agriculture, industry, and the imperial administration ... Slavery in Roman Society ... On Agriculture ... Seize me ... Annals ... Juvenal captured the popular appetite for shows with biting irony ... ....
Perfume in Rome was not an afterthought but a social code ...Licinius Crassus and L ... L ... Juvenal distrusts heavy cosmetics and overpowering smells; Martial ridicules mismatched aromas; Cicero once slurs a rival for reeking of unguents, implying softness.