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Catullus 7 Translation
Introduction Written in Hedecasyllabic meter, this piece is consistent with the Neoteric (“new poets”) style employed by Catullus. The subject of t...
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Catullus 69 Translation
Introduction In 69, Catullus takes aim at Rufus, who had an affair with Lesbia after the death of her husband. Catullus also had an affair with her...
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Catullus 68 Translation
Introduction This is one of the poets longest works at 160 lines. The poem addresses several topics within the lines, which is why some scholars be...
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Catullus 67 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 67, the poet writes a piece that looks like nothing else he has written. In the beginning of the poem, he speaks to the do...
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Catullus 66 Translation
Introduction Catullus 66 was written while the poet was grieving the death of his brother. This poem is not about death, but is about Berenice who ...
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Catullus 65 Translation
Introduction In this poem, Catullus discusses his brother’s death, but the reader doesn’t learn this until line six. In the first five lines, Catul...
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Catullus 64 Translation
Introduction Carmine 64 tells the story of Theseus voyage and his defeat of the Minotaur from the maiden’s point of view. The verse opens with a be...
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Catullus 63 Translation
Introduction Catullus 63 is one of his longest poems having nearly 100 lines of text. The poem is lyrical, telling the story of Attis, Cybele, and ...
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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 ends...
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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 Hy...
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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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