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...

Contents The third text contained in MS 198 is Horace's Satires. Horace composed two books of satiric poems dealing with contemporary political challenges facing the new Roman empire, such as motivating 'new men' to take their societal place alongside the prexisting Republican nobility. Both books are contained in MS 198.Satires I begins on f. 17r, with the line [C]ui fit Mecaenas : ut nemo quam...

Contents ff. 1-16 of MS 198 contains Persius's six satires. Persius was a first century Roman stoic poet. The first satires discusses literary tastes in Persius' Rome, and sees them as a reflection of contemporary Roman morals. The other five satires deal with various philosophical topics, including freedom according to Roman stoicism.The Satires in MS 198 begins on f. 1r with Persius' prologue: [N]ec fonte labra prolui...