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Catullus 95 Translation
Introduction Catullus is friends with interesting people, like the poet Cinna. In this poem, Cinna spent nine harvests-tides and winters writing a ...
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Catullus 94 Translation
Introduction Catullus hates Mamurra . He hates him so much that he wrote seven poems to this man he refers to as Mentulla, or Mr. Penis . Mamurra w...
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Catullus 93 Translation
Introduction Catullus lived during the time of Julius Caesar . His father was friends with the senator and general, but Catullus did not respect th...
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Catullus 92 Translation
Introduction In Catullus 92, the poet shares his struggles his love for with Lesbia. He wrote several poems about her and many of them involved his...
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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 mothe...
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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 rel...
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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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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 ...
By R.D.M
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 ...
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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...
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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 beli...
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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...