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"Should Juvenal's attitude towards foreigners in his third satire be considered as racism or patriotism?"
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"Should Juvenal's attitude towards foreigners in his third satire be considered as racism or patriotism?" I have chosen to analyze Juvenal's attitude towards foreigners, in his third satire, and determine whether it is racism or patriotism. Little is known of Juvenal, as he was not well known until the late forth century1. It is guessed that his full name was Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis. From his works, it has been determined that he was probably born in Aquinum in Monte Cassino, around 55AD, although he was originally from Spanish origin as determined by the name Iunius. Also from his works, it is known that he lived during the reign of Domition and into that of Hadrian. It is also possible that he outlived Hadrian as, in his later years, he may have been sent to exile in Egypt for writing material in his satires of things that were not to be...
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