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ed. Michael Heseltine

Satyricon. Petronius. ed. Michael Heseltine. London. 1913.

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Satyricon (Petronius. Heseltine, Michael, editor. London, New York: William Heinemann Ltd.; G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1913.)

Notes on the current edition

Satyricon

1. Topanta is colloquial for the Greek + ta\ pa/nta“ all. ”
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3. Saplutus is the Greek za/ploutos “ very rich. ”
4. Babae babae is an exclamation ofsurprise. So babaecalis in the next sentence is a person always agape with wonder, a lout.