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Juvenal (c.65–135AD) didn’t invent sarcasm, he perfected it. In a series of brilliant writings, he dissected Roman society with wit, personal invective and no little anger. Juvenalian satire has a long tradition in literature, and, though many modern comedians are strictly juvenile, a few do reach juvenalian heights.