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Manuscripts, Medieval -- Italy

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Medieval Manuscripts created in Italy.

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MS 199: Satires by Juvenal, late 15th century

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Identifier: MS 199
Contents Juvenal was an early second-century AD Roman poet. Although little else is known about his life, he is credited with having written sixteen satires. When first published, the satires were divided into five books, and in them Juvenal criticised the beliefs and morals of his contemporaries. Juvenal addresses many of the concerns in second-century Rome in his poems, including the tensions between non-Roman social climbers and Roman citizens, the preservation of existing social class, and the...
Dates: late 15th century