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Marcus Valerius Martialis was a Roman poet born in Bilbilis, Hispania, best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian,
Likeness of Martial, supposedly engraved from an ancient gem
Likeness of Martial, supposedly engraved from an ancient gem
15th-century manuscript of the Epigrams
15th-century manuscript of the Epigrams
Pereunt et imputantur ("[the hours] pass away and [yet] are accounted for") is commonly inscribed on clocks, as on this one in Palermo.
Pereunt et imputantur ("[the hours] pass away and [yet] are accounted for") is commonly inscribed on clocks, as on this one in Palermo.
Latin obscenity
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Latin obscenity is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. Words deemed obscene were described as obscena, or improba. Documented obscenities occurred rarely in classical
Martial
…Book VI, No. 36 Along with Roman graffiti, the Epigrams are important sources of Latin obscene words. The works of Martial became highly valued on their discovery by the Renaissance, whose writers often saw them as sharing an eye for the urban vices…
An example of a sōpio (see below), the god Mercury was depicted with an enormous penis on this fresco from Pompeii.
An example of a sōpio (see below), the god Mercury was depicted with an enormous penis on this fresco from Pompeii.
Decorative scene in the baths. Some scholars suggest that this is what was meant by a prōtēlum ('team of three').
Decorative scene in the baths. Some scholars suggest that this is what was meant by a prōtēlum ('team of three').