Petronius

I. Lingua Latina

• Words attributed to some Julio-Claudian emperors

1. O homines ad servitutem paratos! (allegedly said by Tiberius about Roman senators)
   
2. Utinam populus Romanus unam cervicem haberet! (supposedly said by Caligula)
   

• Phrases connected with Nero

1. occidat, dum imperet (from Tacitus)
2. ventrem feri (from Tacitus)
3. qualis artifex pereo (from Suetonius)

• Petronius (probably ca. 26 CE- 66 CE):

1. arbiter elegantiae (Tacitus' description of Petronius)
2. cave canem (on fresco outside Trimalchio's door)

Discussion of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Thursday, April 12th, 3:30 WAG 403B

Today's discussion section is cancelled.

II. Remaining from last week: Nero, Christianity, and Popular Entertainment

III. Petronius

• The Man
  Tacitus, Annales 16.18
• The Satyricon

1. What is it?
2. How does it represent Rome?
3. How does it criticize Rome?
4. Petronius and Archaeology