I'm not sure exactly what you're after. I would hope your edition would have a good intro. The wiki article - the source we love to hate - is very good. My first article was on the Satyricon, published 35 years ago, which must seem to many as though it appeared shortly after the masterwork was written. The Roman text is amazing, and we all mourn the fact that that it is only a fragment of the larger work. We can only imagine what we are missing and how much better our understanding of Roman life would be if the entire thing were still here.

The Satyricon's frank depiction of everyday life - and especially of the lives of the lower classes - gives us a chance to understand Rome of the time. The fact that the main characters are gay makes it an all-the-more refreshing depiction of the past. My article dealt with Trimalchio's feast, which is one of the best depictions of the excesses of Roman society. I wrote an undergraduate paper on the telling of two legends at the feast, and I was fortunate to have it picked up for publication. I always use with my students as an example of how one can drill down with just a bit of text from a primary source to find insights sufficient for a paper - or an article. The Satyricon is such a rich tapestry that I suspect that are many other paragraphs that could still yield insight, but it has been a lifetime since I read that wonderful work.

If there are specific questions I can answer, please let me know. And enjoy the remarkable source!