Recognized as the author of the Satyricon, Gaius Petronius lived during the first century in Rome under the dreadful reign of Emperor Nero. It is not known, when in his life Gaius wrote the Satyricon. Historians have recovered one-hundred and forty-one chapters, with them estimating that the original version contained over one-thousand pages. Although a lot has been recovered, even more is lost to history itself. Petronius came from a wealthy and noble family. Therefore spectacular achievements were anticipated by all. On the contrary, he was purely a pleasure-seeker, often drawing the unwanted wrath of the Stoic philosophers. However, although a man only concerned with pleasure, he still achieved greatness. Between 62-63 A.D., Petronius served
