Catullus
Ga·ius Va·le·ri·us [gey-uhs vuh-leer-ee-uhs], /ˈgeɪ əs vəˈlɪər i əs/, 84?–54? b.c., Roman poet.
Other words from Catullus
- Ca·tul·li·an [kuh-tuhl-ee-uhn], /kəˈtʌl i ən/, adjective
Words Nearby Catullus
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How to use Catullus in a sentence
Roman poets such as Catullus and Ovid celebrated the kiss and members of the populace were avid mouth-to-mouth practitioners.
Catullus bitterly complains of the selfishness of Memmius, who had kept for himself all the plunder of Bithynia.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonIt had no resemblance to the seducing voluptuousness of Ovid, any more than the elegant indecencies of Catullus.
Perhaps the best thing in this world is youth, and the poetry of Catullus is its very incarnation.
Ephemera Critica | John Churton CollinsBurns had the richer nature and was the greater as a man; Catullus was the more accomplished artist.
Ephemera Critica | John Churton Collins
But on the other hand, Catullus is the least didactic of poets.
The Roman Poets of the Republic | William Young Sellar
British Dictionary definitions for Catullus
/ (kəˈtʌləs) /
Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc, Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems
Derived forms of Catullus
- Catullan (kəˈtʌlən), adjective
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