SATYRICON

Meaning of SATYRICON in English

/sa tir"i kon'/ , n.

a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century A.D. by Petronius, extant in fragments.

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SATYRICON — (1st century AD), comic, picaresque novel attributed to Petronius Arbiter (q.v.).
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SATYRICON — Сатирикон Феллини
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — orig. Titus Petronius Niger died AD 66 Roman writer. Of a noble family, Petronius belonged to a class of idle …
Английский словарь Британика
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — died AD 66 original name Titus Petronius Niger reputed author of the Satyricon, a literary portrait of Roman society of …
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MILESIAN TALE
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MENIPPUS — flourished 3rd century BC Greek philosopher from Gadara (modern Umm Qays, Jordan), who followed the cynic philosophy of Diogenes and …
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BARCLAY, JOHN — born Jan. 28, 1582, Pont--Mousson, near Nancy, Fr. died Aug. 15, 1621, Rome Scottish satirist and Latin poet whose Argenis …
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PETRONIUS ARBITER, GAIUS — n. orig. Titus Petronius Niger died AD 66 Roman writer. Of a noble family, Petronius belonged to a class of …
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FELLINI, FEDERICO — born Jan. 20, 1920, Rimini, Italy died Oct. 31, 1993, Rome Italian film director. After collaborating with Roberto Rossellini on …
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САТИРИКОН ФЕЛЛИНИ — Satyricon
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ПЕТРОНИЙ — или Гай Петроний Арбитр (Gaius Petronius Arbiter), римский писатель-сатирик и поэт, погибший, согласно Тациту (Анналы XVI 18), в 66 н.э. …
Русский словарь Colier

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