'sol Omnibus Lucet By Petronius

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The latin sang, “sol omnibus lucet”, was written by the roman author Petronius. He came from a noble family, which in Roman standards meant that his achievements were accepted. He became a governor when he became concerned with politics. He was arrested because of a conspiracy of killing Nero, a roman emperor. He died at age 66 due to him slitting his own veins and dying in his sleep. The Satyricon was a roman comic. It could either be interpreted from either very real or very unrealistic. The story follows the narrator Encolpius, his friend Ascyltos, and a young boy named Giton. The three go on amazing, exciting, and dangerous adventures. The comic was supposed to be extremely hysterical. The quote was in chapter 100 of the book. Only one

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