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Catullus 4 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus writes about a yacht that once was the best of all ships. He describes her as being the fleetest and that no ot...
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Catullus 39 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus writes about Egnatius, who is a man that had an affair with Lesbia. He was supposedly from Spain and Catullus g...
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Catullus 38 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus shares his emotional status with his friend Cornificius and asks for a word of comfort. Cornificius was a frien...
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Catullus 37 Translation
Introduction This poem is about men who visit brothels. In the first line, Catullus talks about people who visit them, and some of them are men who...
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Catullus 36 Translation
Introduction When Catullus wrote poetry, he wrote about people he liked and disliked. In this poem, he addresses Volusius, who he does not seem to ...
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Catullus 35 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus references a poet named Caecilius . Catullus writes an invitation to Caecilius to come to Verona and leave his ...
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Catullus 34 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus talks about the lieges of Diana , who is the Greek Roman variant of Artemis. She is the goddess of the hunt and...
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Catullus 33 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus write about a father and son who are thieves. These two men are clever clothes-stealers at the Roman baths. The...
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Catullus 32 Translation
Introduction Catullus 32 is all about sex with a woman named Ipsitilla. Catullus talks about how he wants to “ rest with her at noonday ” and have ...
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Catullus 31 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus wrote about a place that he loved to visit: Sirmio. This is a promontory off of Lake Garda where Catullus seeme...
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Catullus 30 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus is addressing a man who is better known as Alfenus Varus, a lawyer. After reading line one, it is easy to see t...
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Catullus 3 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 3, the poet shares that his girl’s sparrow has died . This is a reference to his lover, Lesbia, who had a pet sparrow. And...