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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 Pip...
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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 who ...
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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 se...
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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 v...
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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/Lesbia...
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Catullus 10 Translation
Introduction Catullus begins the poem by talking about his friend Varus who took him from the Forum. At this time, Catullus was relaxing, but Varus...
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Catullus 1 Translation
Introduction Catullus was a short-lived but very influential Roman lyric poet. Carmen 1 is the introductory poem for 116 Carmina, the collective te...
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Greece
Ancient Greek society placed considerable emphasis on literature and, according to many, the whole Western literary tradition began there, with the...
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Sophocles
(Tragic Playwright, Greek, c. 496 – c. 406 BCE)Introduction Sophocles (Sophokles) was the second of the three great ancient Greek tragedians (after...