Satyricon

[ sa-tir-i-kon ]

noun

1. a satirical novel, interspersed with verse, written in the 1st century a.d. by Petronius, extant in fragments.

Example Sentences

But catch his cameo in "Satyricon"; you’ll see the haunted gauntness in his eyes and know that, for two decades, he was also killing himself with food.

From Salon

Record-breaking numbers of murders, homeless encampments and fentanyl overdoses have turned the city of Osthus’ youth – the Portland of Satyricon, the Red and Black Cafe and, yes, the TV show “Portlandia” — into a distant memory.

From Seattle Times

Vuillard places himself in a long tradition of satirical writing stretching as far back as Petronius’s “Satyricon.”

From New York Times

‘Fellini Satyricon’ When in ancient Rome, do as the ancient Romans do, as in legendary filmmaker Federico Fellini’s resplendent 1969 fantasy drama.

From Los Angeles Times

This class of parasites was savagely parodied in the first-century satirical novel "Satyricon" by Gaius Petronius, written during the reign of Nero.

From Salon