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Catullus 11 Translation
Introduction In poem 11, Catullus references several allusions to places and people of the ancient world - contemporaries of the poet. As the poem ...
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Catullus 109 Translation
Introduction Catullus 109 is an honest love poem to an unnamed person . Most likely , that person is Lesbia , the woman that he address in a large ...
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Catullus 108 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus shares his feelings about Cominius and those feelings are not filled with love . In line one, Catullus comments...
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Catullus 107 Translation
Introduction In poem 107 , the poet talks about his fortune in life in relation to Lesbia, his lover . In lines one and two, he talks about how the...
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Catullus 106 Translation
Introduction Catullus lived during the time of slaves, and this poem shows it. While he does not write about slaves in the poem, he does write abou...
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Catullus 105 Translation
Introduction In poem 105 , Catullus addresses Mamurra again . Catullus refers to him as Mr. Penis again . In line one, Mamurra wants to climb “the ...
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Catullus 104 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus questions why “you and Tappo” make things prodigious. In the first line of the poem, Catullus questions why som...
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Catullus 103 Translation
Introduction In poem 103 , the poet wants his money back from Silo . In the four-line poem, he asks for his money, but seems to threaten the man wh...
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Catullus 102 Translation
Introduction In poem 102 , Catullus talks about his ability to be a trusted friend . In line one and two, he talks about how a friend could keep a ...
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The Bible
(Religious text, anonymous, Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek, c. 9th Century BCE – 2nd Century CE, 31,101 verses) Introduction “The Bible” is a compilation of ...
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Catullus 101 Translation
Introduction This ten-line poem from Catullus is full of emotion. He wrote it to his brother, who has died . Catullus actually addresses the silent...
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Catullus 100 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 100 , the poet talked about his friend and competition, Caelius. This man had an affair with Catullus ’s lover Clodia/Lesb...