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Catullus 62 Translation
Introduction Catullus 62 is a wedding poem . In it, he moves the song back and forth from young men and young women. In nearly every switch, he end...
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Catullus 61 Translation
Introduction In poem 61 , Catullus wrote another bridal song . This poem is written in stanzas of varying length and they end with a refrain to “ O...
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Catullus 60 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus wonders who bore someone that he finds hard-hearted and monstrous . Catullus questions whether it was a lioness...
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Catullus 6 Translation
Introduction This poem is written to Flavius about his mistress who Catullus calls unrefined and rustic. She is not of the city, according to Catul...
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Catullus 59 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 59 , the poet wrote about the sexual behaviors of Rufa of Bononia, the wife of Menenius . These are not famous people who ...
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Catullus 58 Translation
Introduction Catullus loved Lesbia. Caelius also loved Lesbia. In fact, Caelius was the man that Lesbia turned to after her husband died. In this p...
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Catullus 57 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus attacks Mamurra and Julius Caesar. He calls them the abominable sodomites and fellators. He calls them stains, ...
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Catullus 56 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus talks to his friend Cato about a strange sight. In lines one and two, Catullus speaks directly to Cato to tell ...
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Catullus 55 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 55, the poet is busy searching for his friend Camerius. In the first two lines, he asks his friend to show him what dark c...
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Catullus 54 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus addresses several leaders who might be offended by his poetry. The allusions he makes in the poem include Otho,...
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Catullus 53 Translation
Introduction Catullus 53 is about a man who made the poet laugh. The poet laughed because a man moked Calvus, who was accusing Vatinius. The man ca...
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Catullus 52 Translation
Introduction This brief poem by Catullus questions why Catullus does not want to die quickly. He repeats the first line in the fourth line. Between...