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Catullus 29 Translation
Introduction This poem is another that focuses on Mamurra, who Catullus regularly refers to as Mr. Penis. In the first four lines, Catullus asks wh...
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Catullus 28 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus discusses the family of Piso and the people who serve the family. He uses an interesting play on words calling ...
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Catullus 27 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus addresses a boy who serves in the area of Falernian, which is an Italian wine country. Catullus tells the boy t...
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Catullus 26 Translation
Introduction Catullus addresses Furius in this poem. The exact relationship between Furius and Catullus is uncertain, but some thing that Furius is...
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Catullus 25 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus addresses Thallus, a man that he does not respect. In the first line, Catullus calls him a sodomite, which is t...
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Catullus 24 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus speaks to the flower of Juventius or his family. The reader does not know if the flower is a man or a woman, bu...
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Catullus 23 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus directly addresses Furius, who is another poet in his social circle. Furius may have had an affair with Catullu...
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Catullus 22 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus addresses Varus about his thoughts on a fellow poet he calls Suffenus . In line two, he compliments Suffenus, s...
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Catullus 21 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus addresses Aurelius who wants to have an affair with Juventius - his lover. Catullus calls Aurelius the father o...
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Catullus
(Lyric and Elegiac Poet, Roman, c. 87 – c. 57 BCE) Introduction Catullus was a short-lived but very influential Roman lyric poet whose surviving wo...
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Catullus 2 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 2 , the poet writes about his lover, Lesbia, and her pet sparrow. He focuses on how the bird sits in Lesbia’s lap and play...
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Catullus 17 Translation
Introduction In this unusual poem, Catullus refers to a woman named Colonia. This woman wishes to have a bridge to play games on, but she fears tha...