Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis, known in English as Juvenal, was a Roman poet active in the late 1st and early 2nd century AD, author of the Satires. The details of the author's life are unclear, although references within his text to known persons of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD fix his terminus post quem (earliest date of composition).
Poems are below...
Articles about Juvenal or articles that mention Juvenal.
Here are a few random quotes by Juvenal.
See also: All Juvenal Quotes
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face. Go to Quote / Comment
The short bloom of our brief and narrow life flies far away. While we are calling for flowers and wine and woman, old age is upon us. Go to Quote / Comment
Two things only the people actually desire bread and circuses. Go to Quote / Comment
Who will guard the guards themselves?(quis custodiet ipsos custodes?) Go to Quote / Comment
Integrity is praised and then left out in the cold. Go to Quote / Comment