M. Val. Martialis, ex museo Petri Scriverii - Martialis, Marcus Valerius 40-104; Scriverius, Petrus 1576-1660 (Amsterdam Janssonius, 1628)
Contains 'De Spectaculis' and ' Epigrammatum Liber I-XIV'
Martial's keen curiosity and power of observation are manifested in his epigrams. The enduring literary interest of Martial's epigrams arises as much from their literary quality as from the colorful references to human life that they contain. Martial's epigrams bring to life the spectacle and brutality of daily life in imperial Rome, with which he was intimately connected.
Martial's Liber de Spectaculis is almost universally considered a work describing the remarkable 100-day games held by Titus on the inauguration of the new Flavian Amphitheatre (= Colosseum) in A.D. 80.
Petrus Scriverius first published Martialis' Epigrams in 1619, which would become the most widely used in the seventeenth century
Keywords: Classical Antiquity (8th Century BC-6th Century AD); 17th Century (1601-1700); Theater history; Poetry; Literature; Rome (Italy)