Catullus
Gaius Valerius Catullus (Classical Latin: [ˈɡaːiʊs waˈɫɛriʊs kaˈtʊːlʊs]; c. 84 – c. 54 BC), called Catullus (kə-TUL-əs), was a Latin neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic. His surviving works remain widely read due to their popularity as teaching tools and more personal or sexually explicit themes.
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20th-century bust of Catullus on the Piazza Carducci in Sirmione. | |
| Born | Gaius Valerius Catullus c. 84 BC Verona, Italy, Roman Republic |
| Died | c. 54 BC (age 29–30) Rome |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Latin |
| Genre | Lyric poetry |
Catullus potentially influenced later Latin poets writing both under the Republic and the Empire. After his rediscovery in the Late Middle Ages, Catullus influenced Neo-Latin poets such as Petrarch.
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