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Catullus

Also known as Gaius Valerius Catullus, Caius Valerius Catullus

Gaius Valerius Catullus (; ), known as Catullus ( ), was a Latin neoteric poet of the late Roman Republic. His surviving works remain widely read due to their popularity as teaching tools and because of their personal or sexual themes.

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Catullus was a Roman poet from the late Republic whose surviving poems are still widely read today, partly because they're used in schools and partly because they deal with personal and sexual subjects. His work is considered important enough that readers continue to study and enjoy his poems more than two thousand years after he wrote them.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 87 B.C.
Died: 54 B.C.
Works: 571

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Catvllvs, Tibvllvs, Propertivs, Cor. Galli Fragmenta ...
K. Pleitner, des Q. Valerius Catullus Epigramme an und Über C. Jul. Caesar U. Mamurra
Poems and Fragments of Catullus
Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius, cum C. Galli fragmentis quae extant
Catullus

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Key facts

Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.name: Catullus
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.image: Catull Sirmione.jpg
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.caption: 20th-century bust of Catulluson the Piazza Carducci in Sirmione
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.birth_name: Gaius Valerius Catullus
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.birth_place: Verona, Italy, Roman Republic
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.death_date: (age 29–30)
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.death_place: Rome
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.occupation: Poet
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.language: Latin
Writer <! For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. >.genre: Lyric poetry

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Verona
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Latin
Field of work: Latin poetry
Genre: Latin poetry
Image: Catull Sirmione.jpg
Work location: Rome

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Commons category: Catullus
topic's main category: Category:Catullus
date of birth: 0084-00-00
date of death: 0054-00-00
Commons Creator page: Gaius Valerius Catullus
described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
Commons gallery: Catullus
praenomen: Gaius
name in native language: Gaius Valerius Catullus
gens: Valeria gens
writing language: Latin
unmarried partner: Lesbia
IPA transcription: ˈɡaːiʊs waˈɫɛriʊs kaˈtʊːlʊs
P8168: Gunn–Peterson trough
P13311: Impressionism
significant place: Verona

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Catullus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

Life
Poetry
Sources and organization
Intellectual influences
Style
Musical settings
Cultural depictions
See also
References
Further reading
External links

==Life== Gāius Valerius Catullus was born to a leading equestrian family of Verona, in Cisalpine Gaul. The social prominence of his family allowed his father to entertain Julius Caesar when he was the Promagistrate (proconsul) of both Gallic provinces. In poem 31, Catullus describes his happy homecoming to the family villa at Sirmio, on Lake Garda, near Verona; he also owned a villa near the resort of Tibur (modern Tivoli).

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