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Catullus 91 Translation

Introduction The poet addresses Gellius in Catullus 91. In it, he addresses Gellius and how he had a relationship with a woman who was not a mother...

Ancient Literature
January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 90 Translation

Introduction This is another one of Catullus’s poems that focuses on the man he hates: Gellius. In this one, he addresses Gellius’s incestuous rela...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 9 Translation

Introduction In this poem, Catullus shares the joy he has because of his friendship to Veranius. In the first two lines, Catullus talks about how h...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 89 Translation

Introduction Catullus has written several poems about Gellius, and 89 is one of them. In this one, he focuses on why Gellius is so thin. Gellius ha...

R.D.M
January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 88 Translation

Introduction In 88, the poet questions the behavior of Gellius, who he has written about in other poems. Gellius is another person that Catullus do...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 87 Translation

Introduction In Catullus 87, the poet declares his love for Lesbia. He says that no woman was loved like he loved her. He never kept a commitment t...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 86 Translation

Introduction In Catullus 86, the poet reflects on the beauty of a woman named Quintia. While she is thought to be beautiful by many, Catullus belie...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 85 Translation

Introduction Catullus wrote several of his poems about his love, Lesbia. She was married to Metellus, but she had an affair with Catullus. After he...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 84 Translation

Introduction In Catullus 84, the poet mocks a man named Arrius, who adds an aspirant to his words. During the time that Catullus was alive, it was ...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 83 Translation

Introduction In this poem, Catullus returns to his poems about Lesbia. This one includes a conversation between Catullus and Lesbia’s husband. Catu...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 82 Translation

Introduction Catullus wrote this poem to his friend Quintus. The poem is almost circular in its logic as Catullus begins by talking about how Quint...

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January 1st, 2025
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Catullus 81 Translation

Introduction In 81, the poet wrote about Juventius, another one of his homosexual lovers. Juventius had several other male lovers besides Catullus....

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January 1st, 2025
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