This work shows how Juvenal's eighth Satire makes fun of traditional Roman family values, and in the process displays the core ideas and practices with which ar... » 

This work shows how Juvenal's eighth Satire makes fun of traditional Roman family values, and in the process displays the core ideas and practices with which aristocratic culture at Rome enshrined itself in all seriousness. Virgil and Horace are Juvenal's prize scalps in his spoof. «