Food and drink were plentiful, Roman order was turned upside down. Enslaved people were given their freedom and treated as equals for a month. Romans also observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the ...

It’s good, but I wouldn’t open with it. Performed by Simon Callow and based on the 16 satires of Roman poet Juvenal, Juvenalia is billed as stand-up from the 1st Century. And although the gags won’t ...