Catullus
Ca-tul'lus, [Fr. C atuli.e, kt'tiil',] (Catus Valerius,)
an eminent Latin poet, born at or near Verona about
77 B.C., (some authorities say 87 B.C.) He went to Rome
at an early age, and by bis literary merit obtained
admission
into the society of Cicero, Caesar, Pollio, and
others. His indulgence in vicious and expensive pleasures
soon reduced him...
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Catullus, Valerius
A celebrated Roman poet, born in the territory of Verona, about B.C. 84. His praenomen, Gaius , is not given in any good MSS., which
only mention his cognomen; but Gaius is accepted on the authority of Apuleius ( Apol. 10). In consequence of an invitation from
Manlius Torquatus, one of the noblest patricians of the State, he p...
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Gaius Valerius Catullus (ca. 84 BC – ca. 54 BC) was a Latin poet of the Republican period. His surviving works are still read widely, and
continue to influence poetry and other forms of art.
Biography -
Catullus came from a leading equestrian family of Verona in Cisalpine Gaul, and according to St. Jerome, he was born in the town. The family
wa...
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