The Resume

(circa 55-127)
Birth name was Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis
Wrote ‘Sixteen Satires’

Why he might be annoying:

Very little is known about his life.
He was reportedly cruel and cowardly.
His poems are angry and misanthropic.
He attacked the government, the rich, romantic love, women, homosexuals, and Roman pop culture in his satires.
He viciously attacked the Emperor Domitian when he didn’t get an imperial job he wanted.
His works were largely ignored in his lifetime.

Why he might not be annoying:

His poems are often sexually explicit.
Domitian banished him to Egypt for insulting an actor he liked.
He wasn’t afraid to mock the rich, powerful and pretentious.
His works have influenced satirists like Jonathan Swift, Mark Twain, Anthony Burgess, and even ‘South Park.’

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Ancient Poets
• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Rome
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 163)
• Poets
• Profiles 14001-14250 (Ranked: 14057)
• Satirists and Wits
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 5]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 76 Votes: 44.74% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 75 Votes: 69.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 59 Votes: 64.41% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 91 Votes: 58.24% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 147 Votes: 61.90% Annoying