The Satyricon — Volume 06: Editor's Notes

THE SATYRICON of Petronius, Vol.6
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THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS ARBITER
Volume 6.
Complete and unexpurgated translation by W. C. Firebaugh, in which are incorporated the forgeries of Nodot and Marchena, and the readings introduced into the text by De Salas.
CONTENTS
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PROSTITUTION PAEDERASTIA CHAPTER NOTES 9 Gladiator obscene 17 Impotence 26 Peepholes in brothels 34 Silver Skeleton 36 Marsyas 40 A pie full of birds 56 Contumelia 116 Life in Rome 116 Legacy hunting 119 Castration 127 Circe's voice 131 Sputum in charms 131 The "infamous finger" 138 The dildo The Cordax
ILLUSTRATIONS
The Witches [Frontpiece]
THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS ARBITER
Volume 6.
BRACKET CODE: (Forgeries of Nodot) [Forgeries of Marchena] {Additions of De Salas} DW
THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS ARBITER
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PROSTITUTION.
There are two basic instincts in the ...