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Marcus Valerius Martialis

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Augusta Bilbilis (now Calatayud, Spain)

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Poetry

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Born: March 1, 40 AD, in Augusta Bilbilis (now Calatayud, Spain); Died: ca. 102 AD--Marcus Valerius Martialis, known in English as Martial, was a Latin poet from Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these short, witty poems he cheerfully satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. Considered the creator of the modern epigram, Martial wrote a total of 1,561 - 1,235 of which are in elegiac couplets.

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	Epigrams by Marcus Valerius Martialis, James Michie (Translator), Shadi Bartsch (Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 990 ratings — published 80	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martial's Epigrams: A Selection by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Garry Wills (Translator), Frederick Apthorp Paley, William Henry Stone 3.68 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 103 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epigrams, I, Spectacles, Books 1-5 by Marcus Valerius Martialis, D.R. Shackleton Bailey (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 103 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I cento epigrammi proibiti by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Franco Zagato 3.21 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epigrams, Volume III, Books 11-14. (Loeb Classical Library No. 480) by Marcus Valerius Martialis, D.R. Shackleton Bailey (Translator) 4.40 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epigrams, Volume II: Books 6–10 by Marcus Valerius Martialis, D.R. Shackleton Bailey (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 103	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marziale. Epigrammi d'amore 3.88 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 103 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Martial: Epigrams, Books VIII-XIV by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Walter Charles Alan Ker (Translator) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 103 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lapidi e amori - 111 epigrammi by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Luciano Parinetto (Translator), Salvatore Carbone (Illustrator) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Martial Reader: Selections from the Epigrams (Bc Latin Readers) by Marcus Valerius Martialis, Craig Williams 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 103 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today.”
― Marcus Valerius Martialis

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“Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it.”
― Marcus Valerius Martialis

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“...to be able to enjoy the life you have spent, is to live it twice.”
― Marcus Valerius Martialis, Epigrams

tags: epigams, latin, life, living, martial, reflection, roman

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