person
Martial
also: Martiális, Marcus Valerius Martialis
Roman epigrammatist (c. 38–104 AD) famous for sharp wit; grouped with Horace and Juvenal as poets whose brilliance was itself a symptom of imperial moral rot.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Martiális
Roman epigrammatist (c. 38–104 AD) famous for sharp wit; grouped with Horace and Juvenal as poets whose brilliance was itself a symptom of imperial moral rot.