Catullus

[ kuh-tuhl-uhs ]

noun

1. Ga·ius Va·le·ri·us [gey, -, uh, s v, uh, -, leer, -ee-, uh, s], 84?–54? b.c., Roman poet.

Catullus

/ kəˈtʌlən; kəˈtʌləs /

noun

1. CatullusGaius Valerius?84 bc?54 bcMRomanWRITING: poet Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc , Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems

Derived Forms

• Catullan, adjective

Other Words From

• Ca·tul·li·an [k, uh, -, tuhl, -ee-, uh, n], adjective

Example Sentences

Roman poets such as Catullus and Ovid celebrated the kiss and members of the populace were avid mouth-to-mouth practitioners.

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Catullus bitterly complains of the selfishness of Memmius, who had kept for himself all the plunder of Bithynia.

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It had no resemblance to the seducing voluptuousness of Ovid, any more than the elegant indecencies of Catullus.

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Perhaps the best thing in this world is youth, and the poetry of Catullus is its very incarnation.

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Burns had the richer nature and was the greater as a man; Catullus was the more accomplished artist.

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But on the other hand, Catullus is the least didactic of poets.

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