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Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem (earliest date of composition).


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Quote Left Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last. Quote Right
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Quote Left Revenge is sweeter than life itself. So think the fools. Quote Right
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Quote Left A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired. Quote Right
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Quote Left Here we all live in a state of ambitious poverty. Quote Right
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Quote Left Two things only the people desire: bread, and the circus games. Quote Right
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