Satires - by Juvenal

Composed in the early 2nd century CE by the Roman poet Decimus Junius Juvenalis, this collection of 16 verse satires offers scathing critiques of imperial Rome's moral decay, targeting corruption, social climbers, infidelity, gluttony, and the excesses of the elite. Famous for lines like "bread and circuses," Juvenal's work combines outrage, humor, and vivid urban vignettes to lament lost virtues and societal threats.