person
Servilius Balatro
Balatro
also: Servilio Balatrone, Balatro
One of the 'shadows' Maecenas brings uninvited; his mock-consoling speech to the stricken host is the satire's wittiest turn.
Reading notes
- The Satires §2.8 Servilius Balatro
One of Maecenas's uninvited 'shadows'; his deadpan mock-consolation of the ruined host is the satire's sharpest stroke.